When he’s not venting about his debate debacle or doubling down on cats-and-dogs recipes, Donald Trump is offering empty promises of tax cuts for the masses: no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime and even overturning a law he signed which gutted tax deductions for wealthier residents of high-tax states. He’s running scared as the polls consistently show him slowly slipping nationally, and especially in swing states.

Also on our screen this week:

• RFK Junior is staying on the Michigan presidential ballot which presumably will help Harris/Walz carry the state.
• The Michigan Supreme Court has upheld major increases in Michigan’s minimum wage, but there’s a battle brewing over the increase for tipped workers.
• Michigan’s status as a first-tier battleground is being reinforced with seemingly daily visits from someone on the national tickets. Trump ventured into Flint, seemingly to anger the UAW.
  (We recorded on Thursday afternoon, hours away from Kamala Harris joining with Oprah in Detroit for an online townhall.
• 9/18/24 – Swing State Poll 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin: Harris Ahead In 2 Key Battleground States, 3rd State Up For Grabs, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; U.S. Senate Races: Democrats Have Leads In All 3 States – Quinnipiac University Poll
• 111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’ – The New York Times
• Republican Divisions Sink House Bill as Government Shutdown Nears – Wall Street Journal
• Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says – AP News
• Billie Eilish endorses Harris: ‘Vote like your life depends on it’ – The Hill
• CNN Airs Montage of Donald Trump Doing Exactly What JD Vance Told Dems NOT to Do – The Daily Beast
• And we can’t this week go by without some thoughts on one of the most prolific liars from the Trump White House – Sarah Huckabee Sanders came to Michigan to add to the derision of childless women. It’s not going over well. 

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