… A star is born, as a hero showed up at the Trump rally in SC today and scored a live interview on Fox from the floor of the venue. The interview didn’t go the way the Fox reporter anticipated:
Q - “Why are you here today? Attendee: Well, in the late 70s I was a little too young to get involved and go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre, but this is as close as I’ll ever get so that’s why I’m here. Fox reporter: Wait, the Jonestown Massacre? Attendee: That’s right. Because there’s nothing like seeing a cult right up front, man. Fox reporter: Alright, well maybe this is not a Trump supporter!”
… The Fox guy then walked away looking for someone in a red hat.
… After just 6 hours on Twitter, this clip got over 10 million views, 3,800 comments, 40,000 retweets, and 239,000 likes! Possibly heading towards the most viral tweet of all time.
… Fox News ratings change. US Senate SC:
Lean R ---> Toss-up
… Trump in his SC rally speech: “If you’re Black, or if you’re Jewish, and if you vote for Abdul, you’re crazy, okay? You’re crazy.”
… JD Vance at his rally in TX today for Ken Paxton: “Anybody who would divide us by the color of our skin and say that you're more or less American - that person is a scumbag.”
… Trump and Vance were saying those two things at nearly the exact same time.
… Trump took questions on tarmac heading to his rally in SC for Darlene Graham:
Q: “Who in your mind is the legitimate winner of the Brazilian election? Trump: I don’t want to comment, but I thought the election was a very great embarrassment to the people of Brazil.”
On CA: “They have very very corrupt elections. If CA were honest - if they had an honest vote count I would have won it by a lot.”
… Trump lost CA 58-38%.
… New CNN poll on some key US Senate races:
🟦Kansas: Adam Hamilton +4 (49-45)
🟦Maine: Troy Jackson +4 (49-45)
🟦Michigan: Abdul El-Sayed +7 (49-42)
🟦Texas: James Talarico +6 (49-43)
… KS Democratic senate nominee Adam Hamilton: “I considered it a great compliment that the president’s been here now twice in two weeks. And the VP as well. And it tells me that they are terrified that they’re going to lose this race. And they should be. The fact that they sent the most powerful man in the world twice here in a week to beat little old me, and the VP, I take that as a great compliment.”
… An increasing desperate Sen. Roger Marshall claimed at a small campaign event that Hamilton is facilitating child sex trafficking: “He pushes drag shows for kids - is that grooming? Yeah, he probably is grooming.”
… James Tararico at a campaign event: “Every Texas bar has that one guy. He’s loud. He’s obnoxious. He makes all the women feel uncomfortable. He adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking. That’s Ken Paxton - and I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.”
… NPR: “In the final week of the 2026 midterm election, ad spending data suggests the core battle is less about stopping a Democratic wave in the House, and more about figuring out how high it crests. The final competitive House landscape is expansive, including 70 districts where both parties are investing at least 6 figures per district into their final days of messaging.
… That includes more than $10 million each in toss up districts in MI, NC, NY and FL; 7 figure ad buys in deep-red communities across TN, OK and AR and last-minute resources to districts where gerrymandering by Republicans could backfire.
… Republicans’ narrow 218-214 seat advantage in the House appears all but certain to give way to Democratic control. The latest ratings from Cook Political finds Democrats favored in 220 seats, 17 listed as ‘toss-ups’ and another 30 that are potentially competitive but lean toward the GOP.”
… Campaign sign in Kennebunk, Maine.
… Axios: “MS’s Shockingly-Competitive Senate Race. The most-aired ad in the closing stretch of MS’s Senate race features a Jeffrey Epstein survivor attacking Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for voting against releasing files related to the convicted human trafficker. In the past week, Hyde-Smith has been outgunned on the airwaves. Only 1 of the 8 most-aired spots portrays her positively.
… 5 of the ads either positively portray her Democratic challenger, Scott Colom, or attack Hyde-Smith for her Senate record, largely painting her as an out-of-touch senator who cares more about her rich donors. The other two ads are for down-ballot races.”
… Trump was heckled by activist Robby Potylo at his rally in OH, who waited until Trump paused in his speech so the venue was quiet before yelling: “Trump went on the Epstein plane! Butterscotch Hitler!” He was apprehended by police and escorted out.
… Trump responded: “Right out of the Democratic playbook. He mentioned Epstein. Epstein was a Democrat. I was totally exonerated.”
… From Trump’s speech: "Until I came around Ohio was not a successful state. We really turned things around in 2016.”
… Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH): “Abdul El-Sayed can be nowhere near DC. Do you think he understands the concept that our rights come from God almighty? That Jesus came here for our salvation? Mike Rogers is gonna kick his ass.”
… Vivek Ramaswamy: “Look at what's happening in Dearborn, MI. We're not going to let that come to our state of Ohio.”
… 54% of Dearborn is of Middle Eastern descent. Ramaswamy, who is seems to have a problem with that, is a Hindu and the children of Indian immigrant parents.
On my weekly podcast Uncovered last night, I gave my take on the situation with the AK senate race, the Susan Collins ad that could end her career, Trump’s new windmill conspiracy, Trump and Fox melting down over Obama’s Cheesecake joke, Vivek’s ad imploding his campaign, Marco Rubio’s plan to take over Cuba, Trump’s cognitive glitches and his rallies, much more! Link to the show is here.
5 days out from this massively important election. I will be joining the NYT Bestselling Author Meiselas brothers on their Emmy Award Winning live podcast on election night to give my commentary. I also voted early today for Troy Jackson in the ME senate race and for the Pingrees (mom for Congress, daughter for governor). I can’t tell you how badly I want Susan Collins to lose.
Link to Friday’s Bulletin is here.
… Barack Obama headlined a rally in Atlanta for Democratic candidates in GA:
“Trump is spending time super gluing gold medallions to the mantle in the Oval Office. He is literally doing arts and crafts while we are fighting a war. I know we’re in Atlanta. And I want you all to know, Michelle has love for The Real Housewives. But we've got to keep reality TV on Bravo. Leave it to the professionals. We don't need it in the WH.”
On GOP nominee for governor Rick Jackson: “You can always tell a politician is really in touch with working folk when he calls a gas station a gas store.”
“I heard Trump when I joked over the weekend that he's got the WH looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. I am the father of two daughters. Do you think I could have survived their childhood without going to the Cheesecake Factory? I lived at Chuck E. Cheese and the Cheesecake Factory. Of course the real problem is prices have gotten so high a lot of folks can barely afford to go out to eat.”
“The president wasn't even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison! That part didn't bother him. But he was very upset about The Cheesecake Factory. He took great umbrage. He said I didn't understand the work of the artisans in the