‘A damning report reveals some staffers on donald trump’s campaign no longer think New Hampshire is winnable….’ (The New Republic)

‘There’s nothing remarkable about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia on Tuesday — he’s due to meet Mongolia’s leader, hold talks on developing bilateral ties and attend a gala reception.
What is unusual is that Mongolia, as a member of the International Criminal Court, should have arrested the Russian president as soon as he landed on Mongolian soil Monday evening.
Mongolia’s defiance of its obligations to the ICC are likely to have legal consequences….’ (CNBC)

‘Screen icon Mark Hamill called out donald trump for his “childish” habit of mispronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris’ first name, saying it conveys “disrespect & contempt.”
But rather than hope the former president comes around, the “Star Wars” actor suggested another approach.
“When they go low, we should respond in kind,” he wrote on X. “From now on, don’t call him ‘Don’. Call him ‘Done’.”…’ (HuffPost Latest News)

The Electoral College nitty-gritty

‘The margins in all these swing states are extremely tight. Still, as one scenario for how election night could play out, let’s assume that, as the averages currently suggest, Harris wins Wisconsin, Michigan and the other lean-blue states; Trump wins North Carolina and the lean-red states; and Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada are too close to call.

This would place Harris at 251 electoral votes — 19 away from the 270 she needs to win. And she’d have two paths to get over the threshold.

Path one would be to win Pennsylvania. Its 19 electoral college votes would be just exactly enough. (That’s why it’s the most important swing state.)

Path two would be to win Georgia plus either Arizona or Nevada. Winning only the combo of Arizona and Nevada would not be enough, as that would provide Harris with 17 electoral votes. She’d need Georgia too.

That’s why it matters that all of these states — Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada — look so close. Tiny shifts in them could well determine the outcome. And neither candidate looks to lead comfortably in enough of them so far….’ (Vox)

• trump suing over scathing “Apprentice” movie as 1st clip drops today
• trump says Project 2025 has “policies everyone would like”(but he hasn’t read it)
• Paranoid trump staffers call police thinking they are “bugged” by a plastic toy
• Plastic Clip of “childless cat lady” Taylor Swift sure to trigger JD Vance
• Cop-killing drug kingpin freed by trump jailed for choking wife
• Democrats question Trump about that illegal donation from Egypt

• House and Senate Republicans are starting to panic about a huge money gap with Democrats
• Harris campaign, DNC, announce unprecedented down-ballot spending
• Don’t Trust the Election Forecasts
• The map is wide open and the attack ads are coming in ‘snap election’ between Harris, Trump