Does Pence have a place in his own party? Romney: “Not in the Republican Party of today. The Republican Party of tomorrow may be a different matter" Behind the scenes, the former VP is quietly trying to steer the GOP away from Trumpism Shelby Talcott semafor.com/article/09/26/…

Cuomo ramps up mayoral plans after Adams' indictment ow.ly/mY3v105K2AG

NEW Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll of likely voters finds Harris leading Trump narrowly in 7 of 8 swing states & tied in Georgia. Trump edge on economy narrows, while voters prefer Harris on abortion, democracy, Social Security & Medicare, housing. FREE: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

George Parker (1755–1842), 4th Earl of Macclesfield wikiart.org/en/george-romn…

A normal Republican. All they had to do was nominate a normal Republican, and the seat was theirs. All they had to do was nominate a normal Republican, and they knew in advance, and they couldn't do it.

This is actually a big deal, not just in Montana. This is probably the first presidential election in which letters to the editor or newspaper opinion page endorsements are, at best, irrelevant and, at worst, nonexistent.

Good Friday forenoon. Today is the 271st day of the year. There are 95 days remaining in 2024.

"An updated election model shows that former President Donald Trump has a 10-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris when it comes to the Electoral College." washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/…

These are the Trump campaign-related victims of the hacking/phishing operation: documentcloud.org/documents/2517…

For the first time in decades, more Americans now identify as Republican (48%) than Democratic (45%). 👉🏻 news.gallup.com/poll/651092/20…

Good.

Breaking: DOJ has indicted a former FAA contractor, Abouzar Rahmati, who lives in Great Falls, Virginia for acting as an illegal agent of the Iranian regime. Rahmati was an IRGC First Lieutenant who lied about his service to immigrate to the U.S. and gain gov’t employment.

Stand with Boise State for not caving to the woke nonsense of men playing in women’s sports. It’s not only highly unfair. It’s dangerous.

NEW Fox News polling in PENNSYLVANIA: Harris 50 Trump 48 (registered voters) Harris 49 Trump 49 (likely voters) In NORTH CAROLINA: Harris 50 Trump 48 (registered voters) Trump 50 Harris 49 (likely voters)

Good Saturday forenoon. Today is the 272nd day of the year. There are 94 days remaining in 2024.

It's the eve of Michaelmas, the great feast of St Michael and All Angels - an invocation of the powers of light as the year turns towards the darker days of autumn. Here's a thread on Michaelmas daisies, geese, moons, and other namesakes of the angels' feast.

Benjamin Lewis The old Marshal Fouché (apocryphal?) joke: ‘it’s worse than a crime; it’s a blunder’

Forget about Pennsylvania or Georgia, the 2024 election may just come down to Omaha, Nebraska. I report for New York Magazine nymag.com/intelligencer/…

While I do like affixing seals and such eschatocols, my view (as a typesetter of official documents—albeit only for Twitter fun) is that it’s rather naff to include the doctoral post-nominals here—those are personal things, not relevant to the office. Thoughts?

.Donald J. Trump gestures to fans during the Alabama vs Georgia football game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.