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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are promising a variety of tax breaks and benefits as part of their respective campaign platforms. Meanwhile, Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, Mark Robinson, is facing scrutiny for lewd and inflammatory comments he reportedly made on a porn site a decade ago. Finally, a majority of Black swing-state voters are backing Harris, although she still needs to win over some undecided voters to match Joe Biden’s 2020 margins among this demographic.
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Today, senior political reporter Jonathan Allen discusses campaign platform freebies from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Plus, we delve into a shocking CNN report about Mark Robinson that shakes up the North Carolina governor’s race.
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Trump’s tax reversal and freebies dominate the 2024 election
By Jonathan Allen
As President, Trump cut a hefty tax break enjoyed by coastal donors and suburban swing-state voters. Now, promising to reinstate the deduction, he hopes to secure a return to the Oval Office.
Trump doesn’t see this as a policy flip-flop, rather a response to changing economic conditions. His campaign promotes pro-growth policies and tax positions that allow citizens to retain more money.
However, it seems Trump’s needs have shifted more than the economy, suggests Caroline Bruckner from American University’s Kogod Tax Policy Center.
This change is one of multiple freebies Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering voters as Election Day approaches. The promises include blocking taxes on tips for service workers, exempting seniors from Social Security taxes, and a $50,000 deduction for small-business startups in the first year.
Mark Robinson persists in N.C. governor race despite inflammatory comments
By Adam Edelman and Alexandra Marquez
Republican candidate Mark Robinson stands firm in the North Carolina governor’s race despite a report revealing dozens of lewd and inflammatory comments made over a decade ago on a porn site message board.
This latest report is another hit to Republicans in the crucial state race, where Robinson, backed by Trump, is in competition with Democratic candidate Josh Stein.
Significant support for Harris among Black swing-state voters, with key divides
By Stephanie Perry and Curtis Bunn
A substantial majority of Black likely voters in battleground states expressed their intent to vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming election, according to a recent Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion poll.
Certain subsets of the Black vote, however, do display differences in their support for Harris.
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