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Trump says he has 'proof' that '60 Minutes' and CBS 'play dirty'

Former President Donald Trump refused to appear in an interview with CBS News program "60 Minutes" this week after they offered both presidential teams an opportunity for an interview.

And he now alleges a conspiracy is afoot.

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Critics mock Trump for releasing his own 'weak' internal polls

Critics scoffed as former President Donald Trump appeared to release internal polls showing him within the margin of error in five of seven swing states.

His pollsters, Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates, tried to spin it as a huge success and that he was "winning" the race.

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Harris can exploit Republicans' 'dirty little secret' to seal deal with voters: analysis

Vice President Kamala Harris is in the home stretch of her campaign, and polls show she is neck and neck with former President Donald Trump — but not pulling away.

But there is a key thing she can do to get the rest of the way to victory, Jonathan Martin wrote for Politico.

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'Cocoon in safe spaces': Harris team taunts Trump with CNN town hall invite

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign on Thursday taunted former President Donald Trump over his refusal to commit to a debate — a decision they attributed to cowardice.

Harris Campaign Chair Jen O'Malley Dillon released a public statement on social media moments after news broke CNN had issued town hall invitations to both presidential candidates.

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Conservative group's ad argues that Ronald Reagan made 'compelling case for Kamala Harris'

The conservative group known as the Lincoln Project released a new video that uses the words of former Republican President Ronald Reagan against Donald Trump's third campaign for president.

The group of current and former Republicans is known for its occasional trolling of Donald Trump, and its latest 60-second video does it again.

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'Never occurred to me': J.D. Vance says why he thinks Cheneys endorsing Harris 'dangerous'

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) on Monday floated the possibility that Vice President Kamala Harris would make former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) her defense secretary should she be elected next month.

Writing on X, Vance responded to a post from commentator Saagar Enjeti, who expressed fear that Harris would appoint Cheney to run the Pentagon in exchange for her endorsement.

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'Sparks of enthusiasm' for Harris in solid red state could reportedly shift election map

New speculation is swirling about whether Vice President Kamala Harris can win in areas of the country that are not traditionally considered Democratic.

Bloomberg's Anna Edgerton looked specifically at changes seen in the northernmost U.S. state. Alaska Survey Research released the results of a poll on Sept. 13, showing the unusual data. Speaking to 1,254 likely voters, 910 of which are so-called "super voters," who always vote in elections, Harris stands at 42 percent and Trump at 47 percent, with 6 percent undecided.

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Trump allies fear 'pea-sized brain' strategies are 'chasing away half the electorate'

Donald Trump has banked his re-election chances on turning out young male voters, but that strategy has only compounded his long-standing problem with women voters.

The former president's campaign has been telegraphing a distinctly aggressive tone to help attract young men, who they believe are an untapped demographic in an election where voters are dissatisfied with the direction of the country, but some Trump allies worry this strategy will widen the gender gap that puts him far behind Vice President Kamala Harris with women, reported the Washington Post.

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'Chaos monkeys': Ex-GOP strategist warns what will ensue if Trump wins

Metaphorical monkeys of pandemonium will be armed and ready to throw — not a party — if former President Donald Trump wins the election in November, according a concerned conservative.

This graphic assessment comes from the Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson in a new Salon editorial from Republicans who have vowed "never Trump" and throw support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Trump's campaign 'may have crossed a legal line' with bogus contest offers: NYT

Donald Trump's campaign frequently sends supporters contest offers that often involve opportunities to personally meet or have dinner with the former president.

However, the New York Times took a close-up look at the Trump campaign's contests and could not find any documented "winners" in the vast majority of the offers.

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Trump claims Kamala Harris should be forced to 'concede the election' over CBS interview

Donald Trump early Thursday morning amplified his calls to have CBS investigated for its editing choices in an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, declaring that the development is "totally illegal" and demanding the government "take away the CBS license."

Trump on Wednesday lobbed an unproven accusation against CBS's "60 Minutes" over the program's taped interview with Harris, accusing the show of deceptively editing its interview to present Harris in a better light. Trump was criticized for his response, which was compared to "dictator talk."

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'What a coward!' Trump ripped for refusing to debate Kamala Harris on Fox News

Former President Donald Trump on late Wednesday elicited mockery when he ruled out doing another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris even within the friendly confines of Fox News.

The former president made his announcement in an all-caps post on his Truth Social page.

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Harris’ 'joy' campaign isn't enough in 'must-win' election over authoritarian: columnist

Writing that Kamala Harris and her campaign “must do more” to win over support from undecided voters, a New York Times columnist argued Wednesday that the vice president’s road to electoral victory begins with engaging directly with what he refers to as the “final 5%.”

“Harris has run a remarkable race, one truncated by the historic route by which she became her party’s nominee," Charles Blow wrote in a new op-ed Wednesday. “But now she must finish it in the way many longer campaigns begin: by prioritizing retail politics that win over the reluctant.”

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