The night before last, Vice-President Harris appeared on a CNN town hall, in the time slot that would have been the third and final Presidential debate had Trump not declined to participate.

Around that same time, word started to leak that Harris will hold a major speech one week before the election in D.C. at the Ellipse, the same spot where Trump’s January 6th rally was held. This will come two days after Trump hosts a major rally at Madison Square Garden; collectively, these two events appear to be the two final significant public events of the campaign.

The big news of the week has been the decision made by General Kelly, the longest-serving of Trump’s chiefs of staff, to go on the record with the New York Times in his criticism of Trump, including calling Trump a fascist. This echoes recent reports in Bob Woodward’s new book that General Mattis, who had been Joint Chief under Trump, also believes Mattis is a fascist. In the wake of these developments, Harris is now also publicly calling Trump a fascist, starting at the aforementioned CNN town hall.

Another recent development that I’ve not previously discussed is Elon Musk’s efforts on behalf of Trump. He has appeared at rallies with Trump, and by this point he appears to have given $119 million to a Trump-aligned super PAC as well as $12 million to other super PACs supporting Republican Senate candidates. He has also controversially offered a $1 million daily lottery prize offered only to individuals who are registered to vote in a swing state and have signed a petition expressing support for (Musk’s interpretation of) the 1st and 2nd Amendments; this project appears to be illegal.

Polls have continued to drift slightly in Trump’s direction of late. Silver’s model as of yesterday has Trump at 54% to win the electoral college, with Harris’ popular vote margin down to 1.9%.

The Bezos-owned Washington Post announced that it would no longer make endorsements in presidential elections, returning to its pre-1976 policy. This comes in the wake of the L.A. Times’ new owner’s recent decision to block its editorial board from endorsing Harris, prompting its editorials editor to quit.

I’m going to go and early vote here in a few minutes. Guess I need to make up my mind. 🙂