Rapidly growing concerns among Democrats – fueled by recent polling trends – confirm that Donald Trump has captured the momentum going in the final 10-days of the 2024 Presidential Race. Trump has surged ahead of Harris in The Economist's latest Election Forecast, RealClearPolitics' betting odds now give Trump a 59% chance of winning, while 538 has downgraded Harris's chances to 47% And Trump's gains in the Battleground States has for the first time led DecisionDesk HQ/The Hill's Election Forecast to give Trump a 52% chance of defeating Harris.
Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted new data published by the Texas Dept. of State Health Services that shows an almost 20% decrease in fentanyl-related poisoning deaths over the past year. On the Texas fentanyl data dashboard, the new DSHS data shows at least 430 fewer Texans died due to a fentanyl-related poisoning in the last 12 months when compared with the previous year. "Texas will continue to combat this nationwide crisis to protect more innocent lives from being lost to the scourge of fentanyl,” said Gov. Abbott.
"According to your agency's Guidance, failure to use the preferred names and pronouns an individual asks to be addressed with ‘contribute[s] to an unlawful hostile work environment.’ In other words, anyone can change their names and pronouns, compel coworkers to use that name or pronoun, or face disciplinary action. Perhaps more egregious than the position related to pronoun usage is the policy on bathroom, locker room, and lactation room usage," said Senators Ted Cruz, James Lankford, and others to Health & Human Services Sect. Xavier Becerra.
“Just weeks ago, an ISIS terrorist – who this administration failed to properly vet and welcomed into our country – was caught planning an Election Day attack. While Israel is suffering weekly rocket bombardments from terrorists in Lebanon, the Biden-Harris Administration has not only foolishly decided to hamstring our ability to deport Lebanese aliens, but is also offering them immigration benefits and work authorization,” said Cong. Brian Babin, condemning the recent announcement that Lebanese nationals currently in the U.S. will be eligible for "Temporary Protected Status" and work authorization due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 21st, Harmony Charter Schools announced it will pay each Exempt (Salaried) employee’s annual salary a bonus stipend in the amount of 6%. The stipend is the latest in several similar compensation boosts the school has offered employees in recent years. Most recently, Harmony paid employees a similar 5% bonus in November 2023, and teachers can also earn a variety of stipends each year for sponsoring school clubs, teaching in hard-to-staff locations or high-priority subjects, or even just taking professional development courses.
Late-night comedian Stephen Colbert asked Kamala Harris: "Polling shows a lot of people, especially independent voters, really want this to be a change election. And they tend to break for you when thinking about change. You're a member of the present administration – so under a Harris administration, what would the major changes be, and what would stay the same?" Responded Harris: "Sure. Well, I mean, I'm obviously not Joe Biden." According to a recent Marquette University poll, 79% of "Likely Voters" think the country is on the "wrong track."
In Nevada – where Democrats have relied for decades on Early Voting to counter the GOP's Election Day advantage – some 6,000 more Republicans have cast Early Ballots this year than Democrats, according to The Associated Press. To date, early-voting data shows Republican participation rates across the country represent a clear reversal of previous patterns – so much so records are being broken. Over 20 million ballots have been cast thus far, but, “We don't know yet if this is a shifting of furniture, or an added strength for Republicans.”
If there was ever any real value to the “momentum” or "joy" or “vibes” that Kamala Harris's Campaign claimed, it's quickly becoming an express elevator to hell. The latest “bad vibes” seen in recent polls have given sudden rise to a growing chorus of terrified Democrat voices — particularly in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona & Georgia. Will this turn out to be a grandly ironic combination of premature panic or temporary confidence for Harris and Trump? The initial rush of July and August is proving incapable of even the slightest hint of electoral success.
"Texas law enforcement has already begun making arrests of known and suspected Tren de Aragua members. They’re notorious for brutal violence, kidnapping, and extortion and bribery, which is why I ordered the Texas Dept. of Public Safety last month to launch a Statewide Operation to directly target, deter, and disrupt their criminal operations," said Gov. Abbott last night, highlighting Texas’ unprecedented Border Security Mission at the South Texas Property Rights Association’s (STPRA) annual meeting in Corpus Christi.
“Prison isn’t a taxpayer-funded hotel. Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati was murdered for doing his job and enforcing rules against contraband. I’m proud to work with Sens. Ossoff (D-GA) and Grassley (R-IA) on bipartisan legislation to place stricter penalties on criminals who violate prison rules, and to protect Security Guards like Lt. Albarati,” said Sen. Ted Cruz following Senate passage of the "Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act" to crack down on smuggling of contraband cellphones into Federal Prisons.
“Our investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American Elections by disguising political donations. I am calling on the Federal Election Commission to immediately begin rulemaking to secure our elections from any criminal actors exploiting these vulnerabilities,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, sending details to the Commission illustrating how suspicious actors appear to be using ActBlue’s political fundraising platform to make a large number of straw political donations.
"We demand answers on how much of the $20 billion Congress provided FEMA for Disaster Assistance still remains. Rather than keeping FEMA focused on disaster assistance, the Biden-Harris White House used millions to fund a separate FEMA 'Shelter & Service Program,' which forces taxpayers to shoulder costs associated with illegal immigrants. Also, President Biden & Vice President Harris have touted 'lower crime' rates, which we now know the FBI's statistics prove to be false. In reality, robberies, rapes & murders were all on the rise."
"Since I've been Governor, Texas has added over 2.4 million new jobs – more Texans are working now than ever before in the history of our great state, and we'll continue to expand that job growth," said Gov. Greg Abbott, celebrating the unrivaled strength of the Texas economy after September's Employment Data showed Texas again outpacing the nation in Annual Job Growth – with 327,400 nonfarm jobs added the past 12 months. Texas also set new record highs for total jobs, the number of Texans working, and the size of the Texas Labor Force.
"This facility is transformative – not only for the Uvalde Community, which has endured so much suffering, but for the entire State of Texas. The new Behavioral Health Campus will connect 32 Texas Counties with 24/7 access to professional mental health services,” said Cong. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) as he participated as a guest speaker at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Uvalde Regional Behavioral Health Campus. Gonzales secured $2 million for the construction of the campus through his role on the House Appropriations Committee.
“Texas continues to outpace the nation in year-over-year nonfarm growth, with more than 327,000 jobs added since September 2023,” said Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Bryan Daniel, after Texas’ latest labor market figures set a new record in September for actual job count, and number of people in the civilian labor force. Texas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment increased to 14,289,900 after 29,200 jobs were added over the month. Texas added 327,400 jobs from September 2023 to September 2024.
In Pennsylvania, Republicans have a far greater ballot-chasing effort going. In Arizona last week, MSNBC reporter Vaughan Hillyard admitted his team couldn't find a single voter in line to cast Early Ballots who admitted voting for Kamala Harris. Despite numbers revealing how well Republicans are doing in some of the Battleground States – i.e., the numbers posted at NBC, which are obtained from Democrat-affiliated data company TargetSmart — in Arizona, Georgia & Nevada the numbers are even more depressing for Democrats.
Gasoline prices have nearly doubled, and restaurant and grocery store costs have shot upward as well. And, the Joe Biden & Kamala Harris White House (and everyone associated with the Democrat Party – including the press,) proudly touted "Bidenomics." They don’t do that much anymore. If elections come down to “It’s the Economy, Stupid,” then clueless Kamala will lose. Can Donald Trump really be at a point, as it now appears, to be the candidate who can settle back, keep his mouth shut if he can, and roll to victory? Can no one can blow it but him?
Arrests of Illegal Border Crossers at the U.S. Southern Border jumped from around 60,000 per month when Donald Trump left office to over 200,000 per month under President Joe Biden. The numbers peaked at nearly 250,000 in December 2023. In Wednesday's Fox News "Town Hall" with host Harris Faulkner, Trump said the Biden & Kamala Harris White House is helping immigrants bypass the border to “fly them over in airplanes.” The process is known as "parole," and has been used at a staggering rate the past two years according to Federal Data.
