In This Episode
Show Notes:
Midterms
- Texas Tribune: Beto O’Rourke raised more than $38 million in the third quarter — a record that’s about three times Ted Cruz’s haul
- Washington Post: Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke reports massive $38.1 million haul for the quarter
- Texas Tribune: Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke in new poll by nine points
- Houston Chronicle: Beto O’Rourke’s uphill battle [Analysis]
- PBS: Beto O’Rourke needs surge of Latino turnout to beat Cruz in Senate race
- Washington Post: Analysis – No, Beto O’Rourke’s insane $38 million fundraising haul does not mean he can win Texas
- Vanity Fair: BETO O’ROURKE, DEMOCRATIC DREAMBOAT, IS GETTING HIS ASS KICKED IN TEXAS
- Politico: Stop the Press Before It Profiles Beto O’Rourke Again – Fine, he’s not Ted Cruz. But can we move on?
- New York Times: Beto O’Rourke’s War Chest Bothers Some Democrats as He Struggles Against Ted Cruz
- Politico: How the liberal wish list could bite Democrats
- Washington Post: Crackdowns on potential voter fraud fuel worries about ballot access in November
- Associated Press: Voting rights become a flashpoint in Georgia governor’s race
- Vox: Georgia put 53,000 voter registrations on hold, fueling new charges of voter suppression
- CNN: Voting access becomes flashpoint in midterms just weeks away from Election Day
- New York Times: Democracy in Danger in Georgia – Op-Ed
- Washington Post: GOP claims of voter fraud threat fuel worries about ballot access in November
- Roll Call: In North Carolina, the Midterms Are Not Just About 2018
- Washington Post: Texas Primary Runoff Election Results
- News Observer: Endorsement: For the NC Supreme Court – Editorial
- Washington Post: In Trump country, Republican candidates this year fall flat
- FiveThirtyEight: Why The House And Senate Are Moving In Opposite Directions
- The Hill: Poll: Dems up 11 points on generic congressional ballot
- Slate: Democrats See Growing Lead in House Race Even as Trump Approval Rating Rises
- Washington Post: Voters say they are more likely to cast ballots in this year’s midterm elections
Jared paid ZERO federal taxes
- New York Times: Kushner Paid No Federal Income Tax for Years, Documents Suggest
- New York Times: How Jared Kushner Avoided Paying Taxes
- Vox: Jared Kushner reportedly paid little to nothing in taxes for years — and it was completely legal
- New York Times: White Americans Gain the Most From Trump’s Tax Cuts, a Report Finds
- New York Times: Democrats Want to Beat Scott Walker. But the Wisconsin Economy Is a Hurdle
The Khashoggi case
- New York Times: Turkish Officials Say Khashoggi Was Killed on Order of Saudi Leadership
- Washington Post: Saudi Arabia forcefully rejects ‘threats’ over Khashoggi disappearance as international crisis simmers
- Washington Post: Turks tell U.S. officials they have audio and video recordings that support conclusion Khashoggi was killed
- Washington Post: Jamal Khashoggi’s long road to the doors of the Saudi Consulate
- New York Times: For Khashoggi, a Tangled Mix of Royal Service and Islamist Sympathies
- CNN: Saudi Arabian King calls Turkish President over journalist Khashoggi’s disappearance
- CNN: Apple Watch worn by Saudi journalist may have transmitted evidence of his death, Turkish paper reports
- Washington Post: After journalist vanishes, focus shifts to young prince’s ‘dark’ and bullying side
- New Yorker: As America’s Elite Abandons a Reckless Saudi Prince, Will Trump Join Them?
- Washington Post: Two princes: Kushner now faces a reckoning for Trump’s bet on the heir to the Saudi throne
- New York Times: In Trump’s Saudi Bargain, the Bottom Line Proudly Wins Out
- The Atlantic: Congress Is Forcing a Confrontation With Saudi Arabia
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
- Campaign website
- CBS Miami: Incumbent Curbelo, Challenger Mucarsel-Powell In Tight Race For District 26 Seat
- Florida Politics: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell nabs $1.6M in latest fundraising period
- Miami Herald: Gun control group investing millions in the 2018 election endorses a Miami Republican
- NBC News: Two Latinos, Carlos Curbelo and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell battle for Florida congressional seat
- Florida Politics: Don’t ‘worry,’ be healthy: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell drops new ad
- CNN: Dem candidate recounts her history with gun violence in new ad to air during gun control march
Tommy and Lovett discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s October surprise, Democrats carping about Beto O’Rourke’s fundraising, GOP voter suppression tactics, Kushner’s taxes and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Then they talk with the Democratic candidate for Florida’s 26th congressional district, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.