57 Days Until Election Day
IN THE NEWS
Top U.S. Senate Democrat seeks probe into postmaster general’s campaign finance practices
The Washington Post reported that five former employees of a company DeJoy led, said they were urged by DeJoy’s aides or by the chief executive himself to write checks and attend fundraisers at his mansion and were later reimbursed them through bonuses, which is a violation of federal election laws.
LINK: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-postoffice-idUSKBN25X11H
Trump’s ‘suckers’ in the military insult explains what he did after Diego Pongo was killed in Iraq
“But now I see the outright contempt for me, my partner and my brothers and sisters in arms that underlies the president’s lack of interest. There’s no other way to understand the president’s reported statements.” – Kelsey Baker, former Marine.
LINK: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-suckers-military-insult-explains-what-he-did-after-ncna1239335
Democrats are leading in the polls. That means it’s time for them to panic.
“Someone needs to pull the fire alarm NOW,” liberal filmmaker Michael Moore tweeted to his 6 million followers, citing a survey by a Republican pollster that showed Trump had pulled into a narrow lead in Moore’s home state of Michigan.
LINK: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrats-are-leading-polls-means-it-s-time-them-panic-n1239378
The history and origin of Labor Day
When the federal government was called in to suppress a railroad workers’ strike, following a number of workers’ strikes, economic recessions, and many killed, politicians sought a way to show they still supported workers.
LINK: https://www.9news.com/article/news/history/labor-day-history-origins/507-d4ea9812-223b-4a20-a808-5005037d6c45
A record number of voters say that ‘it really matters’ who wins the election — but half expect difficulties to vote, according to new survey
A new survey found 83% of voters say who wins the presidency “really matters,” an encouraging indicator of high voter engagement. However, voters are split on whether it will be easy to vote in the upcoming election, according to the survey.
LINK: https://www.businessinsider.com/record-number-voters-say-really-matters-who-wins-the-election-2020-9
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LABOR DAY
Working Women for Biden Labor event
Broadway for Biden: Union Night
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