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A male Pennsylvania Democrat — who uses she/her pronouns — was arrested after he allegedly said he would like to shoot former President Donald Trump ahead of a rally at Pennsylvania State University. The 74-year-old resident, Paul J. Gavenonis, was reportedly overheard saying he’d like to shoot Trump while he was purchasing a parking pass at the university transportation office ahead of Trump’s rally on Saturday at the college, the Lexington Herald Leader reported. The staff member at the transportation office became alarmed by his comments and called the police. According to the university police, the registered Democrat described how he planned to climb to the top of one of the buildings and said, “You can’t take a gun in or the students will see it,” the outlet noted. He was also quoted allegedly saying, “I hate Donald Trump. I’d like to shoot that guy.” Another “white dude for Harris” Paul J Gavenonis arrested for allegedly threatening to kiII Trump. He was allegedly overheard saying “I’d like to shoot that guy” ahead of Trump’s Penn State rally. Gavenonis was charged with making t*rr*ristic threats and disorderly conduct. pic.twitter.com/E1L0RIREHx — PNW Conservative (@UnderWashington) October 29, 2024 The man was then interviewed by both Penn State police and the Secret Service, where police quoted him as saying, “Frankly, I hope somebody would get him.” After his arrest, he reportedly admitted to the police that he had a rifle at his home. Gavenonis was charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats and disorderly conduct, the outlet noted. He was arraigned on Friday by District Judge Steven Lachman, who denied bail for Gavenonis. The Democrat is currently incarcerated at the Centre County Correctional Facility, the outlet noted. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, October 30. Gavenonis’ arrest follows two assassination attempts against Trump in the last few months of the 2024 campaign, as The Daily Wire reported. In September, the former president was targeted in an apparent assassination attempt, when a 58-year-old man hid out for 12 hours near Trump’s golf course in Florida, allegedly to take a shot at him. The assassination attempt came just two months after Trump was on stage at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 when a gunman opened fire, hitting him in the ear, killing one Trump supporter, and injuring two others at the rally. 20-year-old shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire, hitting Trump in the side of the head, killing rally-goer Corey Comperatore, and injuring two others, Jim Copenhaver and David Dutch. A Secret Service sniper shot and killed Crooks while other personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the shooting, one day after testifying before the House as she faced backlash over the security failure underlying the Trump rally shooting. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas then announced that Ronald Rowe, the Secret Service’s deputy director, would become acting director. Rowe said it was clear to him that “other protective enhancements could have strengthened our security” at the rally and listed some directives he made, as previously reported. Daniel Chaitin contributed to this piece. Related: 911 Calls Released From Trump Butler Assassination Attempt

With its 19 electoral votes, whoever wins Pennsylvania will have a good chance at winning the presidential election. The Keystone State is critical for former President Donald Trump, but considered a must-win for Vice President Kamala Harris. Losing would significantly complicate her path to victory. Both candidates are spending the most time and money in Pennsylvania, holding dozens of events and pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into swaying voters. Here’s everything you need to know about Pennsylvania. Polling The polls show Trump with a tiny 0.4% sliver of a lead in Pennsylvania, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. Just before President Joe Biden suspended his campaign in July, Trump had a four point lead in Pennsylvania, a sizable lead for this state. As soon as Biden dropped out and Harris was informally installed as the Democratic nominee, she spiked in the polls, but she never led Trump by more than one point. Harris topped out in mid-September at 48.5% to Trump’s 47.5%, according to the RCP average. At this point in 2020, Biden was leading in Pennsylvania by 4.3 points. He won the state by a single percentage point. In 2016, Hillary Clinton, who narrowly lost the state, was leading by 5 points. If Harris loses Pennsylvania, she will have to win both Michigan and Wisconsin and one swing state in both the south and west to win the White House. How Pennsylvania Has Voted In The Past A true swing state, Pennsylvania has flipped between red and blue over the past few presidential elections. In 2020, Biden won Pennsylvania by approximately 81,000 votes. In 2016, Trump won the state by more than 44,000 votes. Former President Barack Obama won Pennsylvania by huge margins both times he ran for president — an estimated 620,000 votes in 2008 and 310,000 votes in 2012. Before Trump flipped Pennsylvania red in 2016, no Republican had won the state since George H.W. Bush in 1988. Ronald Reagan won Pennsylvania in both 1980 and 1984. What The Candidates Are Saying Trump has made a strong play for Pennsylvania’s blue-collar voters, emphasizing energy independence, specifically his support for fracking and coal mining, two major industries in the state. He has also promised to prioritize domestic manufacturing, arguing it will create jobs in Pennsylvania’s steelworking industry, which was deeply affected by the decline of American manufacturing in recent decades. Meanwhile, Harris has hammered the abortion issue, especially in the more blue areas like the Philadelphia suburbs. Her campaign is trying to mobilize minority voters in urban areas, although Democrats have complained internally that she may not be doing enough to mobilize that demographic. What Early Voting Shows Already, 1.2 million early ballots have been cast in Pennsylvania. For context, the state saw nearly 7 million total votes in 2020. Pennsylvania is the one swing state where Democrats are enjoying an early lead in early voting — about 60% of those who have voted early are registered Democrats, although that does not guarantee they voted for Harris. Pennsylvania does not have widespread early in-person voting, and Trump supporters tend to vote in person. This means Republicans could show up in large numbers on Election Day. When Can We Expect A Result? Pennsylvania’s presidential election results are likely to be delayed several days this election cycle, just as they were in 2020, due to the time it takes to count mail-in ballots. The delay is caused by Pennsylvania law, which does not allow mail-in ballots to be processed until 7 a.m. on Election Day. In 2020, Election Day was November 4, but Pennsylvania was not called for Biden by major news outlets until November 7. The call put Biden over 270 electoral votes, making him the president-elect. The process could end up being faster this time, since Pennsylvania is seeing fewer applications for mail-in or absentee ballots so far. As of last week, there were 1.9 million mail ballot applications compared with 2.7 million total mail ballots cast in 2020, according to state data. In the 2022 midterms, a flurry of recount demands delayed Pennsylvania certifying the results until December 22. This year though, the state must certify election results by December 11, about five weeks after Election Day, under a new federal deadline. Al Schmidt, the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will likely be in the spotlight as the election gets underway. The secretary oversees the state’s election process, including certifying the results. Local election boards submit the unofficial returns to the secretary’s office, which conducts a final review and certifies the official election results. Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat who was widely expected to be Harris’ running mate, will then formally affirm the election results and issue a list of the electors chosen for the Electoral College. What Counties To Watch Many of the lawsuits challenging the 2020 election in Pennsylvania targeted votes in Philadelphia County; Allegheny County, which includes the Pittsburgh area; and Montgomery County, the third most populous county in the state. These three areas will be heavily scrutinized during the 2024 election. As far as bellwethers, Erie County in the northwest corner of the state and Lackawanna County in the Scranton area will also be watched closely. Erie frequently flip-flops between red and blue, and Lackawanna is notable because President Joe Biden is from Scranton, and because it has a lot of blue-collar voters, a bloc that has increasingly turned towards Trump. Voting Issues From 2020 To Now Pennsylvania’s 2020 election was fiercely challenged by Republicans on many fronts. Republicans lost a challenge relating to Pennsylvania allowing mail-in ballots to be received up to three days after Election Day, even if they were not postmarked. The more than 10,000 ballots affected by this challenge would not have changed the election result. This year, however, mail-in ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. The Trump campaign sued after their poll watchers were kicked out by local officials from “satellite election offices” in Philadelphia and several other counties, where some early votes were cast. A local judge rejected the suit, ruling that these locations were not official polling places. Philadelphia is continuing to use satellite offices this election. Republicans also unsuccessfully sued over voters being allowed to correct mistakes on their ballot, as well as over Pennsylvania not requiring a voter’s signature on their ballot to resemble the signature on the voter’s registration form. Ballot drop boxes were hugely controversial in Pennsylvania and other swing states. Pennsylvania allowed drop boxes for mail-in ballots due to the pandemic. The Trump campaign sued, arguing that drop boxes increase the risk of voter fraud, but a federal judge threw out that lawsuit. Some areas of the state are still using drop boxes this election cycle. Several broader lawsuits also failed in 2020. A Republican lawsuit arguing the state’s expansion to no-excuse absentee ballots was unconstitutional was dismissed. That case could have seen 2.5 million mail-in ballots out of the state’s 6.9 million total ballots thrown out. The state continues to have no-excuse mail-in voting today. Texas challenged Pennsylvania and other swing states’ 2020 election results, but the Supreme Court threw out that case. Election certification was also a target of several challenges from the Trump campaign and other Republicans. Claims about dead people voting in Pennsylvania circulated as well, although there was not much hard evidence of this happening frequently. Pennsylvania completed an audit involving a random sample of more than 45,000 ballots that supported Biden’s victory. This year, ballot concerns have already popped up in Pennsylvania. In Lancaster County west of Philadelphia, a criminal investigation is underway after election workers flagged about 2,500 voter registration forms for potential fraud. Two other counties received similar forms, the county’s district attorney said. Last week, election officials in Bucks County, also near Philadelphia, said a viral video appearing to show mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed did not show “authentic” ballot materials. The video was reported to the FBI nevertheless. Earlier this week, the Republican National Committee petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a Pennsylvania court’s ruling that election officials must count “provisional ballots” cast by voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected because they are sent in without a required “secrecy envelope.” Other Races To Watch Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey (D), who is seeking a fourth term, is running against Republican Dave McCormick, a successful businessman and Army veteran. McCormick has run a pro-fracking campaign and has also called for border security and reigning in spending. Casey, at one time a rare pro-life Democrat, has emphasized his support for abortion and has argued that corporate price gouging is causing inflation. There are no statewide ballot measures on the ballot in Pennsylvania this year.

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone viral after a clip surfaced of the crowd at her rally in Ann Arbor going completely silent after she tried to convince them to shout their own names. During Harris’ rally in Michigan on Monday, her supporters started to chant her first name — “Ka-ma-la, Ka-ma-la, Ka-ma-la” — over and over again while holding signs that read “Vote” and had Harris’ name along with her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s name on it. “Now I want each of you to shout your own name. Do that,” Harris yelled over the crowd. “Because it’s about all of us. It’s about all of us.” In the clip, people appear to be looking at the person standing next to them and looking around to see what they should do. Instead of following Harris’ instruction, the entire room just went silent and lowered their signs.  NEW: Kamala Harris’ rally crowd is completely stumped after she tells them to all start shouting their own names. The moment came after the crowd started a “Kamala” chant. Harris: “Now I want you to all shout your own names, do that!” Crowd: *silent* pic.twitter.com/p61FYhPQQP — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 29, 2024 Instead of trying once again to get the crowd to shout their names, the VP looked around, started laughing and then decided to continue on with her speech, saying she’s fought her whole career “to put the people first.” At the time of this publication, the clip had more than 4.4 million views and the number was still climbing.  Some have reacted to the clip on social media, calling the moment “cringe,” “embarrassing,” and “awkward.” Harris’ stop in Michigan was just the beginning of a busy week — leading up to Election Day — for the VP, who remains virtually in a tie with former President Donald Trump in the swing state. Earlier in the day, Harris made headlines after another video circulated from her tour of a semiconductor plant in the state— where she asked employees whether or not she could touch something she described simply as “shiny!” as The Daily Wire reported. Harris stopped at Hemlock Semiconductors in Saginaw where she got the chance to see newly harvested silicon laid out on a table. The Vice President reached out a hand toward one of the items, which was covered in plastic, and hesitated, asking, “Can I touch it?” The response from one of the employees was immediate: “No! Do not touch it!” “Do not — I’m glad I asked,” Harris recoiled slightly, laughing. “And I won’t touch that.” “Please do not touch any of the poly — it is very sharp,” the employee repeated. “Those are very sharp.” “And shiny,” Harris agreed, still laughing. On Tuesday, the Vice President will attempt to make her final reach to voters in the 2024 campaign during a rally in Washington, D.C., on the Ellipse. Virginia Kruta contributed to this piece. Related: ‘Shiny!’: Kamala Mocked Over Appearance At Semiconductor Factory

Podcast host Tim Pool announced that he’ll be joining The Daily Wire for their big night of election coverage next Tuesday. He told listeners on Monday, “Ladies and gentlemen, next week for the election, what are we gonna do? We are going to be in Nashville at the Daily Wire studios. We are going to have our own studio set up where on election night, we will have both shows next to each other, and we’re basically going to jump back and forth.” “Timcast IRL will be live all night,” Pool added. “Daily Wire is planning to do the same thing. And then we’re gonna, at some point get up and I’m gonna go over there, they’re gonna come over here, and it’s gonna be a huge party. So it’s actually really amazing that our crew and their crew and many others that were invited to this big election night party will be involved in this massive show.”  He added, “Not only is Daily Wire inviting a bunch of talent, but they have a bunch of invitees to their party. We are doing something similar. So there’s going to be a bunch of familiar faces. I’m really excited for this.” Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing posted on X, “Tim Pool has a sword made from a meteor and once started an entire channel just to monetize his chicken coop. We have Jordan Peterson and sell shampoo on the internet. Join us for the strangest crossover event since RFKjr endorsed Donald Trump. Election Night 2024.” We’re excited to announce that @Timcast will be broadcasting IRL LIVE from The Daily Wire studios in Nashville for all of election week! And join Daily Wire live on November 5th for your front-row seat for one of the most consequential nights of our lifetimes. pic.twitter.com/rnRsj743gV — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) October 29, 2024 Pool is a political commentator and host of multiple popular podcasts, including “Timcast,” “Tim Pool,” and “Timcast IRL.”  He became popular after live-streaming the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ History will be made on November 5, and The Daily Wire has your front-row seat to watch it unfold live.  Daily Wire talent including Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, Michael Knowles, Andrew Klavan, Jeremy Boreing, and special guests will be up as results roll in, providing in-depth coverage and real-time electoral maps in addition to expert analysis you won’t find anywhere else.  From key battleground updates to exclusive insights, the Election Night coverage you can’t afford to miss is available exclusively at The Daily Wire.

Former NFL head coach Tony Dungy, who has 8 adopted children, became emotional as he spoke out against Florida’s pro-abortion ballot initiative Amendment 4. During a press conference on Tuesday alongside Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Dungy said he takes the proposed Abortion amendment personally because he happens to believe that “these babies in the womb are lives.” “And I know that everybody doesn’t believe that, but I happen to believe it,” Dungy said. “My Bible tells me that they are. And I know everybody doesn’t believe that but, for me, that’s what’s important.” “My wife Lauren and I have eight adopted children in our home right now. And when I go home every day, and I look at those kids, I don’t see eight choices, I’m sorry,” he added, while getting very emotional. “Those are eight lives.” WATCH: Former NFL Coach @TonyDungy, who has 8 adopted kids, emotionally speaks against pro-abortion Amendment 4 “When I look at those kids, I don’t see 8 choices, I’m sorry. Those are 8 lives.” pic.twitter.com/gwAWO8Blpe — Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) October 29, 2024 “And yes, we need to protect our women. Yes, we need to protect our mothers. But we need to protect those children as well,” Dungy continued. DeSantis and his administration are waging war on the pro-abortion amendment backed by radical leftist groups. Amendment 4 would massively increase abortions in the state, superseding Florida’s law protecting unborn babies with a heartbeat by establishing a “constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ Last month, the former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and outspoken Christian made headlines when he called out Vice President Kamala Harris over comments she’s made numerous times about how her “faith” allows for her support for abortion. The Super Bowl-winning coach asked Harris about what she said during the ABC Presidential Debate with former President Donald Trump when she claimed that she could support abortion without abandoning her “faith,” then wrote similarly on social media. “One does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree: The government, and certainly Donald Trump, should not be telling a woman what to do with her body,” Harris’ post read on X. In response, Dungy wrote, “Dear VP Harris: I hear you make this statement all the time. Exactly what ‘faith’ are you talking about when you say you don’t have to abandon it to support abortion?” “Are you talking about the Christian faith that says all babies are made in the image of God (Gen 1:26), that God places them in the womb (Jer 1:5) and that we should not take any life unjustly (Luke 18:20)?” he added. “Are you talking about that faith or some nebulous, general ‘faith’ that says we’re good enough, and smart enough to make our own decisions? What ‘faith’ are you talking about?” Mary Margaret Olohan contributed to this piece. Related: NFL Coach Calls Out Kamala Over Her ‘Faith’ That Allows For Support Of Abortion

A parental rights group is demanding that federal officials investigate an Illinois school district over hiring policies that it says may be discriminating based on race. Parents Defending Education Vice President Caroline Moore sent a letter earlier this month asking the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to open up an inquiry into Community Unit School District 300 in Algonquin, Illinois, over its hiring policies. The demand for an investigation comes after the parental rights group obtained a number of diversity, equity, and inclusion documents from the district through a public records request. “Community Unit School District 300 has adopted a strategic plan to hire, retain, and establish a diverse staff, which establishes certain hiring practices for teachers of color in the District. This policy promotes race-based hiring and educator retention in the District,” Moore wrote to the EEOC. “Community Unit School District 300 cannot discriminate based on race or sex in employment decisions.” For example, a sample application for the district included an equal opportunity statement that said that the district had “a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees.” The district did not respond to requests for comment about whether that policy was still in place and how it defined who counted as a minority. A 2022 equity audit commissioned by the school showed that many staff at the school were upset that the majority of the teachers at the school were white. Testimony in the audit quoting from one staff member said that it was “hard for students to think they can talk to a person because understand [sic] where they come from. The district relies on staff of color to be go-to for SOC to relate a bit better when [they] see themselves. School district needs to be more intentional than putting application online, but actually recruit POC.” “Over the last four years, the collective staff of color has been 9% to 10% which is in stark contrast to White educators and administrators, which make up 90%-91%,” the audit noted. According to a draft strategic plan from the school, 28% of new hires as of October 2023 were defined as “diverse staff,” up from the 25% goal. Community Unity School District 300 MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ This coincided with one of the recommended goals of the equity audit to hire “a more diverse workforce” and work on “attracting African American teachers.” The same audit recommended that teachers were supposed to be asked a series of questions steeped in gender and racial ideology for the purpose of “culturally relevant teachers,” Moore pointed out. These questions included: “When was the last time you shared your pronouns? Why do you think it is essential to share your pronouns?” and “Please speak directly about how you would support your transgender students.” Teachers were also asked about how they would react if white students were outperforming black students in their classrooms. Moore said that these kinds of questions pitted students against each other and made them focus on their race rather than on academic achievement. The district has a timeline posted on its website that tracks its ongoing DEI efforts across multiple levels. “Parents should be aware of what’s going on in their districts and what the policies are that are actually written down,” Moore concluded, referring to strategic plans that don’t get talked about. “This is just one more reminder that parents need to be vigilant and understand what the teachers are actually teaching in the lesson plans in the class.”

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