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Trump Claims He Had The Right To Interfere With The 2020 Results, And More Election Updates
Hopefully, everyone had a restful and joyous Labor Day weekend because, ready or not, we're now squarely in the most hectic part of the 2024 election.
There are around two months to go, the first debate is roughly a week away and tradition dictates that the polls will become slightly more accurate after this point, as people start to pay closer attention to politics.
Here's what you missed while you were eating hot dogs and getting one last summer weekend under your belt before autumn comes knocking.
Trump says he had the right to interfere with the 2020 election
In an interview with Fox News, Trump bragged about his poll numbers rising with an indictment, and said that he had "every right to do it." The "it" in question is interfering with the 2020 election results in an attempt to overturn his loss.
Biden makes his first campaign appearance since dropping out
Biden's connection to working class Pennsylvanians was used to full effect over the Labor Day long weekend. This is the first time he has been asked to do this during the Harris campaign, and he was fairly spry.
Slate has some good advice about fighting election anxiety
Jill Filipovic at Slate answered a question from someone with massive election anxiety, and it's worth considering if you find yourself doom scrolling.
The best-case scenario is doing something in person that gets you out of the house and around other like-minded people, which will give you both a community to commiserate with and the feeling that you aren't just spinning out alone. Remind yourself that progress is made by an entire ecosystem of politicians, activists, and average citizens and that by showing up and engaging, you'll be doing more than 99 percent of people to actually effect change.
[Slate]
Here are a handful of the most recent national polls (Thanks to 538).
