October 10, 2024: Harris’ unlikely Achilles heel
The Playbook Podcast
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🗓️ 10 October 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Presented by BP. |
| 0:05.7 | Hey y'all, I'm Playbook co-author Rachel Bade. |
| 0:08.1 | It's Thursday, October 10th. |
| 0:10.5 | Overnight Hurricane Milton started bearing down on the coast of Florida, just as millions of Florida residents have evacuated and hunkered down. |
| 0:17.6 | This is going to be one of the largest storms to ever make landfall in this state. |
| 0:22.5 | And everyone should be checking Playbook this morning for the most recent updates of the storm. |
| 0:26.3 | Of course, be sure to keep the Floridians in your thoughts and prayers as they weather this. |
| 0:30.7 | It's not going to be pretty. |
| 0:32.9 | Meanwhile, on the campaign trail, a new Quinnipiac University poll appears to show and capture what feels like a |
| 0:38.4 | vibe shift happening right now that Trump is benefiting from a final sprint and boost of momentum. |
| 0:43.7 | The poll found that in the hypothetical two-way matchup, Harris leads Trump by three percentage points |
| 0:48.2 | in Pennsylvania, yes, but he leads her by two points in Wisconsin and three points in Michigan. |
| 0:56.0 | All these results are within the margin of error, but it is a troubling sign for the Democrats, given that in mid-September, Paris |
| 1:00.9 | actually held a lead in Pennsylvania in Michigan, and her and Trump were essentially tied |
| 1:05.0 | in Wisconsin. Not anymore. Speaking of Michigan, we wrote over the weekend about Harris's |
| 1:10.8 | problem in the Wolverine state with Arab Americans, we wrote over the weekend about Harris's problem in the Wolverine |
| 1:12.0 | State with Arab Americans obviously furious over the administration's handling of the situations in |
| 1:16.9 | Gaza and Lebanon. And of course, we've been following Harris's ongoing challenges with |
| 1:21.9 | auto workers in Michigan. And this morning, we're going to throw another problem on the fire |
| 1:26.3 | for Harris in Michigan, Blackmen. |
| 1:29.1 | And here to talk with me more about that is our national political correspondent and author of the recast newsletter, Bracton Booker. |
| 1:35.3 | Good morning, Breckton. |
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