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Frank Luntz focus group, asks for one word to describe Pence: "robot... presidential... even-keeled...presidential...bland...regressive....professional...pathetic....calm....typical politician....comfortable....no emotion" Frank L

“I can’t be that single-issue Republican anymore.”Here are two Oakland County women explaining why — despite being pro-life — they cannot vote for Trump again.I've now heard some variation of

It’s time to inch out on a limb.In the coming weeks, I’ll unpack my notebook, highlighting the trends and intelligence I feel most certain will shape the outcome November 3.Here’s

in Frank Luntz's focus group, Ruthie from PA (upper right corner) said she was undecided coming into tonight..... but now likes Biden b/c Trump was behaving like a "crackhead" and

Yup. From the latest DOJ statement, it seems like:9 military voters sent write-in absentee ballots to Luzerne.Because these letters weren't in SC-mandated privacy envelopes, Luzerne officials thought they were *requests*

If I'm a Dem elected official, after everything I've seen/read in past 48 hours, I'm begging all my constituents to vote in-person if able (early or Election Day), and urging

"The truly bad stuff is in states like Pennsylvania... where you're talking about universal ballots just being mailed to everybody. OK? Can we just report this correctly to the people

Anonymous sourcing is a plague. It's gone from last resort to standard fare. The Trump-era feeding frenzy (a result of constant White House leaks) is Exhibit A.That said, certain people

I’ve received numerous texts/emails from Dem Party officials about this exchange. It hits hard because they know it’s true — and they know it’s hurting them w/ ppl on the

Here's my dispatch from outside the Ford plant today -- a reporting experience that further dims my outlook for the next 5 months, which I truly did not think was

Brief thread with context on the protests in Michigan:Last Thursday, after weeks of reporting, I published a profile of @GovWhitmer. In my reporting, I'd spoke with dozens of people, including