Happy Thursday, thanks so much for being here—I’ve got some great news for you today.
For starters, Trump’s favorite channel just put his approval at the lowest number it has ever recorded for him. He would love nothing more than to keep those Fox News numbers buried—so let’s spread them like a wildfire. Before you scroll down, hit the ❤️ like button and then restack this edition. It’s a huge help in our fight against MAGA propaganda.
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Fox News Just Gave Trump His Worst Number
Fox News put out its latest poll last Wednesday. Trump’s approval was 36% and his disapproval was 64%. Fox has polled him through both terms, and that’s the lowest number it has ever had for him. On inflation, 22% approved—down from 36% in July of last year.
Other polls are showing the same slide in approval. NBC News had him at 34%, and the Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll had him at 33%. Reuters/Ipsos and CNN both recorded their lowest numbers for him in either term—31% and 32%. The New York Times had him at 36%.
It’s no wonder Reuters found at least 12 Republican candidates who took Trump’s name, photo, or endorsement off their campaign websites. Democrats are ahead in all six polls when people are asked which party they want running Congress, by 8 to 12 points.
Trump promised to bring prices down on day one. He lied, wreaked havoc on the economy, and now he’s paying for it.
A County Trump Won By 21 Points Just Said No
On September 9, the county commissioners in Weld County, Colorado—a county Trump won by 21 points—voted 5-0 to approve an AI data center outside the town of Windsor. It could become the biggest one in the state. There were two hearings. About 60 people spoke against it while only three spoke for it.
Kurt Gulder has lived in Windsor for 11 years, about a mile from the site. Gulder said of the commissioners: “All they see is the big shiny tax dollars.”
So Weld County residents started a petition drive. On September 28, the county clerk signed off on two petitions from a group called Protect Our Water and Energy Resources. One forces a special election on the data center unless the commissioners undo their vote. The other bans any new data center in the county unless voters approve it.
Each petition needed about 9,100 valid signatures in 45 days. In just two weeks, they gathered more than 30,000—about 15,000 each. Gulder and his wife, Jeanette, signed both in a King Soopers parking lot. Matt Cheroutes runs the campaign. When the drive launched, he said: “The commissioners had their vote. Now it’s the people’s turn.”
If enough signatures check out, the commissioners have to reverse themselves or let the whole county vote. Trump has spent his second term doing favors for data center companies. Voters in a county he won by more than 20 points aren’t doing them any.
The Quiet Team Getting Ready For Trump
About ten current and former national security officials have been working with members of both parties in ten states to prepare for what Trump might do next to interfere in the midterms, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Many of them came from the Pentagon. They’re planning for scenarios like Trump sending immigration agents or troops to polling places.
Tammy Patrick works for the National Association of Election Officials. She says federal interference is now the top concern she hears. She brought up Trump pressuring states to redraw their maps and trying to limit mail voting. “All of these things are being done in the open,” she said.
They’ve already seen what Trump will do. On January 28, FBI agents raided the Fulton County election office and took about 660 boxes of 2020 ballots and records. Georgia counted those ballots three times. In a statement, White House spokesperson Lauren Bis said the regime “is taking decisive action to protect our elections.” Seizing ballots from an election that ended six years ago doesn’t protect anything.
Trump is a coward, and he’s scared of losing. That’s why he keeps threatening our elections. But ten states are getting ready for him, with officials from both parties involved. Our part is to vote and bring people with us.
Texas Cut Polling Places. Voters Showed Up Anyway.
On September 1, the Republicans who run Tarrant County, Texas—which includes Fort Worth—voted to close 92 Election Day polling places. That’s nearly a third of them. Republican County Judge Tim O’Hare said it would save about $1 million, and that turnout at those sites was low two years ago.
I went through the state’s own list of polling places. It shows Tarrant County has only 223 places to vote on Election Day. Next door Dallas County—with only about a fifth more registered voters—has 444, nearly double.
Early voting started Monday, and Tarrant voters showed up anyway. By the end of the day, 50,409 people had voted. On the first day of early voting in 2022, it was 29,197. Some lines ran 30 to 45 minutes or longer. Ericka Rhodes waited in one, and she told FOX 4: “So yeah, a little long. It’s okay. It’s worth it.”
It was like that across Texas. Harris County, home to Houston, broke its first-day midterm record by 3:30 in the afternoon. Dallas County had its biggest first day ever. Denton County beat its first day in 2018 by more than 80%. El Paso nearly doubled its first day from 2022.
Republicans closed nearly a third of Tarrant County’s Election Day polling places. On the first day of early voting, 50,409 people there voted anyway.
Trump wants you to think he can’t be beaten. Even his favorite channel’s poll numbers say otherwise. But we’re not taking anything for granted. We’re going to work like we’re behind right up until the polls close on November 3. And no matter what happens that night, the work continues.
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Onward!
Scott
What would you say to the election officials getting ready for Trump’s worst?
Have you voted yet? If in person, what was the line like?
Twelve days out, and even Fox News has Trump at his lowest number ever. Let’s keep the pressure on Congress while the polls move our way:
Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-impeach-supreme-court-chief-justice-john-roberts/
Pass the ban on AI we can’t control: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-pass-the-ban-on-ai-we-cant-control/
Ban Flock’s mass surveillance cameras: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-ban-flock-mass-surveillance-cameras/
Stop Trump’s Yosemite giveaway: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-stop-trumps-yosemite-giveaway
Tell me below which ones you sent.
The work’s not done until the polls close. Let’s finish this.