Make Them Riot

“Make Them Riot!” Some of the stories on our radar this week: Jack Smith’s blockbuster court filing on Defendant Trump’s criminality leading up to the January 6th insurrection includes revelations about the election night chaos at Detroit’s counting center The Trump campaign is all-in on lying in paid advertising as well as at his increasingly boring rallies Republicans for Harris officially launches with Mark Cuban one of the national leaders, and former GOP Congressman David Trott co-chairing the Michigan chapter JD Vance leaves open the possibility a Trump administration would pull the plug on federal support for a major GM plant in Lansing The FBI reports crime rates continue to plunge, so the Trump campaign (of course) continues to claim crime is out of control You can add The Boss – Bruce Springsteen – to the A-List of big name celebrities backing Harris-Walz. All of them are people so well known that they are identified with a single name: Taylor, Beyoncé, Magic, Barbra and Oprah. OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST TO THE POLITICAL WORLD… Employers added 254,000 jobs in September, reflecting strong gains as election nears – The Washington Post Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It. – The New York Times Trump initially refused to give California wildfire aid because it’s a blue state, ex-aide says – E&E News by POLITICO Trump and GOP Make BS Migrant Claim Amid FEMA Hurricane Shortfall – The Daily Beast Slotkin reports $18M fundraising haul for U.S. Senate bid – Detroit News Mike Rogers’ support for ‘fetal personhood’ could threaten access to IVF and contraception – The Michigan Independent =========================== This episode is sponsored in part by EPIC ▪ MRA, a full service survey research firm with expertise in • Public Opinion Surveys • Market Research Studies • Live Telephone Surveys • On-Line and Automated Surveys • Focus Group Research • Bond Proposals – Millage Campaigns • Political Campaigns & Consulting • Ballot Proposals – Issue Advocacy Research • Community – Media Relations • Issue – Image Management • Database Development & List Management “Concepts of a Plan” – The Lincoln Project