Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe, poll-watching explained and the race that’s making history

“The only garbage I see out there are his supporters,” Biden said saidreferring to Trump.

Despite the fact that the White House immediately began cleaning up, the senator’s comment got the better of him. Marco Rubio (R-FL) dissemination of news to Trump at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, last night.

“You can’t lead America if you don’t love the American people,” Trump said in a social media post, referring to Biden’s comments. “Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have shown that they are both unfit to be president of the United States.”

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Now, instead of focusing on the closing message Harris had hoped to make with the Ellipse speech, or on the criticism of Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, she will have to put out some fires, including from the Democrats clearly disagreeing with Biden’s mistake.

In a statement to Washington Examinerthe senator’s spokesman. John Tester (D-MT), who is in a tight race, said “No” when asked if he agreed with Biden. Likewise, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) told CNN Kaitlan Collins, “I haven’t heard that until now, Caitlan, so I’m kind of giving you my fresh reaction to it. I would never offend the good people of Pennsylvania or any American, even if they supported a candidate I did not support.”

What are poll watchers looking at?

The Republican National Committee has taken its calls for election observers to a new level this election with co-chair Lara Trump According to the company, we collect more than 230,000 cars in 13 states Washington Examiner’s Kaylan Dees.

Rules about what poll watchers can and can’t do, and where they can and can’t be, vary by state. For example, in Pennsylvania, observers cannot be within 10 feet of the box. In Georgia, observers are allowed six feet away.

“It’s pretty simple,” Jackie DoyerThe director of legal policy of the “Fair Elections” project said this. Washington Examiner. “The poll watchers are really only there to watch. Their role will be limited to you know, see what’s going on, and if there’s any wrongdoing they notice, report it to the appropriate authority.”

Observers should look for voting irregularities such as intimidation, improper voting assistance and canvassing too close. They can watch almost every part of the process, from setting up the voting machines to transferring the ballots to the central counting station.

However, the practice has recently become volatile, with members of one of the state parties receiving death threats for trying to recruit poll observers.

Click here to learn more about what poll workers can’t do and about possible poll worker bias against observers.

Candidates who could go down in history

Sprat House and Senate Candidates in the competitive 2024 race could be the first in their demographic, gender or identity to break through the cracks Congress.

In Delaware, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) is all but guaranteed to win her race, making her the state’s first black and first female senator.

In surprisingly dramatic Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks will become the state’s first black female senator if she wins against former governor Larry Hogan. Millions of dollars have been invested in the race, and Alsobrooks is 9 points ahead.

Texas may get its first openly gay person in Julie Johnson, who is running to replace Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), who is running to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Click here to learn more about the candidates who could make history in New York, Washington and Oregon.

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What is happening today

Harris will make a campaign stop in Raleigh, North Carolina at 12:30 p.m., then head to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at 4:30 p.m., before finishing the day at a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin. , at 8:30 p.m., in which she will be joined by Gracie Abrams, Mumford & Sons, Remy Wolff, and The National’s Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner.

Trump will be in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, for a rally at 1 p.m., before heading to Green Bay, Wisconsin, for a rally at 6 p.m. He will be joined there by Packers legend Brett Favre.

Governor Tim Waltz (D-MN) will visit Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) will tape an interview with Joe Rogan, then join former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at a town hall in Bedford, Pa., at 5:30 p.m.