{"id":2350689,"date":"2024-10-04T08:48:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T12:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-new-york-and-the-supreme-court-and-harris-fights-for-the-margins-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T08:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T12:49:51","slug":"wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-new-york-and-the-supreme-court-and-harris-fights-for-the-margins-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-new-york-and-the-supreme-court-and-harris-fights-for-the-margins-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: New York and the Supreme Court, and Harris fights for the margins &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-new-york-and-the-supreme-court-and-harris-fights-for-the-margins-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350689&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses two \u2064main \u200dpolitical \u200dfigures: New\u2064 York City Mayor Eric Adams and Vice President \u2063Kamala Harris,\u200d and their current electoral challenges and\u2062 strategies.<\/p>\n<p>**Eric\u2062 Adams:**<\/p>\n<p>Adams is facing legal trouble due to an indictment following a yearlong investigation into allegations of bribery\u2063 and wire fraud. His legal team is focusing on a recent Supreme \u200dCourt ruling, \u200cSnyder v. United\u200b States, which establishes that prosecutors must prove \u200da direct &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-read-the-memo-provided-to-vp-pence-noting-that-he-has-the-opportunity-to-save-the-country\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Read the Memo Provided to VP Pence Noting that He Has the Opportunity to Save the Country\">quid pro quo<\/a>&#8220;\u2064 for bribery charges related\u200c to official acts. They believe this ruling offers him a substantial defense\u2064 against the charges since he may argue that he did not engage in such conduct. The connection between\u200c Adams and Trump is noted,\u2063 highlighting both politicians&#8217; precarious legal\u200b situations and how \u2063they might inadvertently support each other amidst their\u200b challenges.<\/p>\n<p>**Kamala Harris:**<\/p>\n<p>Harris is actively campaigning in Pennsylvania, recognizing it \u2064as \u2063critical for \u200dher \u200celectoral success,\u200d given its\u2062 19 Electoral College votes. While she has secured support in urban areas like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, she faces skepticism\u2064 from more \u200bconservative &#8220;Pennsyltucky&#8221; voters in rural regions. \u2063Harris aims to appeal to these\u200b voters by\u2063 steering \u200btowards more centrist positions and enhancing her campaign&#8217;s presence in conservative districts. Her team has established multiple campaign offices in deep-red areas and recruited former Republicans\u200c to advocate for her. Trump&#8217;s recent visit \u200dto Butler, Pennsylvania, is also mentioned as a significant event in his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>the article illustrates the complex political\u200d landscapes both Adams and Harris\u200b navigate, emphasizing\u2062 their\u200d distinct challenges and the influence of legal and electoral\u200b dynamics on their strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wake up with the Washington Examiner: New York and the Supreme Court, and Harris fights for the margins<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1776061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bribery, insurrection, and official acts<\/h2>\n<p>Just because former President <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> <\/strong>doesn&rsquo;t call <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> home anymore doesn&rsquo;t mean he can escape the connection to the Empire State &mdash;&nbsp;for good or for bad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While the myriad legal fights that were projected to be the wrench in Trump&rsquo;s reelection plans haven&rsquo;t been as damaging as expected for him, New York City Mayor <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Eric Adams\">Eric Adams<\/a> <\/strong>is feeling some of Trump&rsquo;s pain. The embattled mayor hasn&rsquo;t had a smooth year, and his recent indictment following a yearlong investigation into his office is making matters worse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, the two men appearing as allies would have been strange. Now, the two have hinted publicly that the legal battles hindering their standing in the public eye are pushing them closer to each other than expected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Reporter <strong>Kaelan Deese <\/strong>is up with a piece for us this morning looking at the strange bedfellows Trump and Adams make and how they could both wind up benefiting from some key decisions the Supreme Court handed down in its last term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, of course, was at the center of a case that forced the justices to lay out in stark terms the bounds of presidential immunity. The ruling was a victory for Trump, who has claimed that his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, were all carried out as part of his official duties as president, effectively barring him from being prosecuted for his alleged role in inciting the riot at the Capitol.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Special counsel <strong>Jack Smith <\/strong>is disputing Trump&rsquo;s attorneys&rsquo; theory of the case and laid out in a damning 165-page filing his arguments to Judge <strong>Tanya Chutkan <\/strong>why she should treat the former president&rsquo;s actions as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3152596\/donald-trump-controversies-highlight-fuzzy-lines-campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>personal rather than public<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chutkan unsealed that filing this week, to the frustration of Trump and his allies, who insist the move, just more than a month before Election Day, was a blatant attempt to interfere with the voting process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If Trump wins next month, he is all but assured to make the case against him go away, and Smith&rsquo;s efforts would be moot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adams doesn&rsquo;t have that way out of charges that he took bribes and committed wire fraud. But he does have a clearer path to defending himself thanks to the Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2024\/06\/supreme-court-limits-scope-of-anti-bribery-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Snyder v. United States<\/em><\/a>  earlier this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Adams&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-and-trump-share-legal-windfalls-from-supreme-court-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Eric Adams and Trump share legal windfalls from Supreme Court - Washington Examiner\">high-level attorneys relied<\/a> on a case called <em>Snyder v. United States <\/em>in their bid to dismiss the federal bribery charge. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-children-seeking-gender-reassignment-soared-by-20-per-cent-during-uk-lockdowns\/\" title=\"Number of Children Seeking Gender Reassignment Soared by 20 Per Cent During UK Lockdowns\">high court found<\/a> former Portage, Indiana, Mayor James Snyder was wrongfully convicted because he received a gift after, not before, carrying out an official government action,&rdquo; Kaelan wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <em>Snyder<\/em> decision held that a federal law known as Section 666 prohibits bribing state and local officials but does not make it a crime for those officials to accept gratuities for past acts. Prosecutors also must prove an &lsquo;official act&rsquo; took place in exchange for whatever the allegedly corrupt official was gaining,&rdquo; he wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adams&rsquo;s attorneys are convinced that without prosecutors proving direct <em>quid pro quo<\/em>, there is no way the mayor can be found guilty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3175823\/eric-adams-trump-share-legal-windfalls-from-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about the budding relationship between Trump and Adams<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key to the Keystone State<\/h2>\n<p>Vice President <strong>Kamala Harris <\/strong>knows she needs to win Pennsylvania. There&rsquo;s virtually no path to victory for her without the Keystone State&rsquo;s 19 Electoral College votes. As we noted yesterday, she might be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3175389\/walz-debate-prompts-questions-harris-snub-shapiro-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>regretting<\/a> not doing more to shore up those votes, but her chance at victory isn&rsquo;t off the table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While she has the densely populated Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas locked up, there is a reason Trump won the state in 2016 by 44,000 votes and that President <strong>Joe Biden <\/strong>had to wrestle it back from him in 2020. Outside of the safe blue regions, &ldquo;Pennsyltucky&rdquo; voters are much more skeptical of Harris and Democrats generally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>White House Reporter <strong>Naomi Lim <\/strong>took a look at Harris&rsquo;s attempts to steer into the center lane as a means of reaching those rural Appalachian-region voters stretching between Pennsylvania and Kentucky she needs to bolster support she has in the rest of the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There may not be many of these voters, but in a close race, they could matter,&rdquo; Lancaster-based pollster <strong>Berwood Yost<\/strong>, director of Franklin and Marshall College&rsquo;s Center for Opinion Research, told Naomi. &ldquo;It is also true that there are still a number of voters who identify as traditional Republicans who are still making up their minds, so that strategy seems worth pursuing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s team is putting its money where its mouth is on trying to attract those voters too. Sixteen of the campaign&rsquo;s 50 Pennsylvania offices are based in deep-red districts where Trump won by double digits in 2020, Naomi wrote. The campaign has also signed up a long list of Republicans and former Republicans to stump for Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The vice president has made more than a dozen trips to Pennsylvania this year. Trump hasn&rsquo;t spent as much time there as Harris, though the most memorable moment of his campaign happened in Butler, Pennsylvania, this summer when he was shot by a would-be assassin and rushed off the stage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump is returning to Butler this weekend to continue the drawn-out fight for voters on the margins both candidates view as persuadable &mdash; and invaluable for victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3175696\/harris-seeks-convince-pennsyltucky-voters-not-radical-trump-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about Harris&rsquo;s &ldquo;Pennsyltucky&rdquo; strategy<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New from us&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3176058\/democratic-party-real-threat-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The Democratic Party is the real threat to democracy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3175738\/terrorist-linked-ngo-megadonor-soros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Terrorist-linked NGOs scored checks from Democratic megadonor Soros: Grant records<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In case you missed it<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3176612\/ila-ends-port-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>That scary strike is over for now&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3176740\/israel-targets-presumed-new-hezbollah-chief-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel is still executing scary strikes of its own<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3176553\/north-carolina-elections-office-no-way-of-knowing-how-hurricane-affected-absentee-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hurricane Helene could be interrupting the election already<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For your radar<\/h2>\n<p>Biden does not have any public appearances today.<\/p>\n<p>Harris will speak at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, at 6 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will appear with Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/10\/03\/trump-kemp-appear-together-first-time-2020-00182434?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=b184d69e-b2a2-4eb9-933e-7e669f36c25d&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>deliver remarks<\/a> about Hurricane Helene, though the appearance is not scheduled as a campaign event. The former president will then host a town hall in Fayetteville, North Carolina, at 7 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) will deliver remarks in Lindale, Georgia, at 1 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1776061\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776061\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Trump\u2019s ties to New York persist despite his absence, while Mayor Adams faces legal troubles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2702,"featured_media":2350690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ERIC-ADAMS-DONALD-TRUMP.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32438,32120,32275,17852,32076],"class_list":["post-2350689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-kamala-harris","tag-new-york","tag-supreme-court","tag-wake-up","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ERIC-ADAMS-DONALD-TRUMP.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2702"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}