The days are ticking down to the presidential election, and there’s a lot of activity happening on and off the campaign trail as candidates and their allies race toward the finish line.
There were moments when people were talking more than others, especially online.
Here are some newsy moments from this week.
“Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Artist” votes for Harris
Pop star Chapel Lawn said in a TikTok video on Wednesday that she planned to vote for Harris in November, after she said in an interview with the Guardian newspaper published on Friday that “there are problems on both sides.” This ended several days of speculation.
The story represents the latest example of the tightrope celebrities have had to walk in the age of TikTok and social media between expressing political support or remaining silent.
President Trump tells women: ‘I am your protector’
Former President Donald Trump called himself a “protector” of women at a Pennsylvania rally Monday night, claiming that American women would not “think about abortion” if he were elected.
Trump’s plea to ignore his own role in revoking the nation’s abortion rights protections is a clear sign that the former president is acutely aware that polls show: Democratic rival Vice Kamala Harris The president has a clear advantage among women voters both nationally and in key elections in swing states. Mr. Trump has kept the race close by leading against men.
Harris said Wednesday that women don’t need President Trump to be their “protector” but instead need to “trust” the former president to make their own reproductive decisions.
Controversial Georgia Election Rally
On Monday, the Georgia Board of Elections met as two commissioners defended their reasons for approving a controversial new rule requiring county election officials to manually count votes on Election Day. caused controversy.
After a speech by Dr. Janice Johnson, one of the Republicans who voted in favor of approving the rule, new members of the board, Republican Janelle King, a media personality, and board member Sara Tindall Ghazal spoke. There was a contentious exchange between them. He is the only Democrat sitting on the board. King took issue with Ghazal’s appearance on MSNBC in which he questioned his colleague’s agenda.
Click here to read more about the tense meeting and what other Georgia officials had to say about the rule’s uncertain legal future.
‘Bob Surette’ encourages voting in battleground states
TikTok’s newest political style icon: Brenda Pollard, North Carolina Democratic Delegate. She may not be known nationally, but thanks to her unique style and sense of humor, another video she made with content creator and comedian Lauren Howard Hayes was released on the platform late last week. It went viral on YouTube and has been viewed over 145,000 times. In a video posted to Hayes’ account, Hayes is seen wearing a wig with a similar cut to Pollard’s. It looks like a bob with bangs and long hair in the back, which Hayes calls a “bob shrette.”
“I love your hair, Brenda,” Pollard said in the video before cutting to a clip of Hayes.
“I love your hair, Brenda,” she said. “Please get ready to vote.”
This is the latest in a series of videos in which Pollard has joined Hayes to encourage Americans to vote for Harris in November. In the caption of the video in which Pollard first appeared, Hayes mocks Pollard on Spectrum News.After Hayes’ several videos racked up hundreds of thousands of views each, the North Carolina Democratic Party contacted them. I wrote that I took it.
“In the front we call it sweetie, but in the back…” Pollard says of her haircut. “Oh, moonshine,” Hayes finished.
North Carolina is a key battleground state for both operations.
CNN’s Kate Sullivan and Eric Bradner contributed reporting to this post.
