Election 2024 Live Updates: Campaigns Begin in Full Force As Debate Nears

WATCH: Kamala Harris Plays Down Poll Lead Again: ‘We Are the Underdogs’

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Kamala Harris Deploys Joe Biden on Trail as Campaign Enters Home Stretch

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden co-headlined a campaign event on Monday in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state, as they celebrate labor unions while reinforcing Biden’s legacy with workers.

The pair attended Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade and delivered remarks, marking the first time they have shared a speaking slot on the trail since the surprising election shakeup that injected fresh enthusiasm into the 2024 race some six weeks ago.

Harris and Biden also attended an event at a local union hall alongside Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Senator Bob Casey, who is seeking re-election. Local and national leaders from major unions, including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the A.F.L.-C.I.O., and the United Steelworkers, were present.

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Biden and Harris Meet Labor Leaders at Pittsburgh Airport

President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris meet with labor leaders at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh.

Black Voters in Georgia ‘Tired of Being Taken for Granted’

Black voters in Georgia are “tired of being taken for granted”, a Trump surrogate has warned ahead of a Town Hall event tonight.

Bruce LeVell said that Black voters, who account for more than 30% of the electorate in the swing state, were “looking at the contrast” between the economic achievements of Donald Trump’s administration and those of the Biden and Harris administration. He added that Black voters, particularly those who own small businesses, were concerned by gas prices.

In an apparent swipe at the celebrity-laden campaign rallies held by Democrats, LeVell told Fox News: “You’re going to have to do much more than bringing Megan Thee Stallion on stage”.

However, his comments come after the Harris campaign was buoyed by American Automobile Association data that showed gas prices at the pump dropped to a three-year low on Labor Day weekend and are expected to continue falling through November

Newsweek’s Wesley Rock

Former Trump Communications Director says Elon Musk is helping Trump’s branding

Former Trump Communications Director Erin Perrine said AI-generated images spread by Elon Musk are helping Donald Trump’s branding of “Comrade Kamala”.

The SpaceX CEO posted an AI-Generated image of the Vice President wearing a soviet-style uniform on Sunday, and claimed the Democratic candidate “vows to be a communist dictator on day one.”

Perrine said the post, which accumulated 48 million views, helped the Trump campaign with their attacks on Kamala Harris, saying on CNN: “The Trump campaign thinks this is hilarious. That’s how they feel about it, they’re not going to use [Artificial Intelligence] widely, it’s not a messaging tactic but what is, is the nickname ‘Comrade Kamala’. That does evoke images of the Soviet era, of the Cold War era, and when it comes to how he’s going to brand Kamala, and find what sticks? That messaging is one that has caught on and is sticking at this point for her.”

Newsweek’s Theo Burman

Top former DNC advisor says Joe Biden’s popularity is ‘underestimated’

Former Senior DNC Advisor Brad Woodhouse has said President Joe Biden remains very popular with the Democratic base in the Midwest, and his campaigning for Kamala Harris will help boost her chances in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

The statement comes as Biden’s approval ratings increased slightly after his decision to drop out of the 2024 race. Before the announcement, his approval was consistently stalling around the high 30s. Since stepping aside for Kamala Harris, they have increased to around 42 percent, according to the latest averages.

“I think the one thing that people underestimate with the change at the top of the ticket is how powerful Joe Biden is in these blue wall states. If you win the blue wall states, you win the presidency, and there’s nowhere that Joe Biden has a more effective message to help Harris than in those blue wall states,” Woodhouse said. “The base of the Democratic party loves Joe Biden. At the Democratic Convention, they gave him a four-and-a-half-minute standing ovation. His Administration has worked on junk fees. They work on Airline fees. They lowered the price of prescription drugs.

Newsweek’s Theo Burman

Trump To Harrisburg

Trump will speak with Sean Hannity during a Town Hall tomorrow in Harrisburg, PA.

GOP Congressman’s Wife Slams Democrat on Education

Conservative education activist Erika Donalds, the wife of Republican Congressman Byron Donalds, slammed the Democrats’ record on education, claiming they do not want students to “know their history”.
Her attack comes as Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona launches the Back to School Bus Tour in an effort to showcase student achievement under the Biden-Harris Administration.

Citing reports that suggest just 43% of U.S. school students are proficient readers, she told Fox News that the Biden-Harris Administration “don’t want our American students to know their history . . . so that they don’t recognize the rights being taken away from them.”

Newsweek’s Wesley Rock

Walz Attends Milwaukee Laborfest

Walz made an appearance at Milwaukee’s Laborfest yesterday.

Gov. Tim Walz to Visit PA in First Solo Trip Since Joining Harris

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will host events in Pennsylvania this week, including a stop in Erie on Thursday, September 5, from 3 to 8 p.m., according to the Harris-Walz campaign.

Addison Rae for Kamala Harris Ahead of 2024 Election

Addison Rae, who has 88.8 million followers, reposted Kamala Harris’ recent TikTok.

Philadelphia Eagles Tackle Fake Kamala Harris Endorsement

Amid the 2024 election, the Philadelphia Eagles are aiming to remove a counterfeit political endorsement advertisement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday.

According to images posted on social media, the political advertisements featuring Philadelphia Eagles’ branding have been spotted at Philadelphia bus stops and features a caricature side profile of Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, wearing an Eagles helmet and a message of endorsement with the text: “Official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles.”

It also features an Eagles logo above “Kamala” in bold, white letters.

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Does Donald Trump Stand a Chance in New Hampshire?

Donald Trump’s team’s claim that New Hampshire will be “in play” at the 2024 election looks unlikely to come to fruition, with polls and experts suggesting Kamala Harris will win the Granite State in November.

It was recently reported that a former GOP official will no longer be involved with Trump’s campaign after he determined that New Hampshire should not be considered competitive, urging fellow volunteers to focus their attention on the swing state of Pennsylvania instead.

Tom Mountain, a Massachusetts volunteer for the Trump campaign, said in an email obtained by The Boston Globe that Trump was “sure to lose by an even higher margin” in New Hampshire in November than he did in 2016 and 2020, citing “campaign data/research.”

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