Three Candidates, Two Stages, One Alternate Economic Reality

All three candidates Wednesday night offered a bleak and inaccurate account of the current state of the economy, while offering plans that would seem to make things worse.

Manage newsletters View in browser Three Candidates, Two Stages, One Alternate Economic Reality By Matt Fuller, Jake Lahut, Sam Brodey All three candidates Wednesday night offered a bleak and inaccurate account of the current state of the economy, while offering plans that would seem to make things worse. NC Guv Frontrunner Had Secret Meeting With Ginni Thomas By Sam Brodey The leading GOP candidate for governor of North Carolina is very public on his thinking about overturning the 2020 election. But his private meetings are telling, too. Republicans Are Making 'Dark Money' Even Darker for 2024 By Roger Sollenberger A dark money group basically told the FEC to screw off when it demanded to see its donors. The group is citing a decision from GOP commissioners on the FEC. The Truth is a Beast. Are you?  Get unlimited access to the Beast's fearless reporting.  Subscribe Advertisement Bomb Threat Made at Home of Judge in Trump's Fraud Trial By Jose Pagliery A bomb squad rushed to Justice Arthur F. Engoron's house on Long Island, a source told The Daily Beast. DeSantis-Haley Debate Didn't Give Us a Single Human Moment By Matt Lewis Neither candidate showed even a sliver of humor, authenticity, or likability. Advertisement Christie Ends Campaign With Hot-Mic Trash Talk Session Ahead of an event announcing the end of his 2024 campaign, Christie was caught trashing the strongest candidate left challenging Trump. Whoopi Goldberg Literally Begs Cheney to Run Against Trump "I'm down on one knee," the host said. Dem Says Defense Sec's Gotta Go Over Secret Hospital Stay Following the defense secretary's hush-hush hospitalization, Rep. Chris Deluzio wants him out. Advertisement 1.  Hunter Didn't Tell His Dad About Surprise Capitol Visit: NYT  HUSH HUSH The president's advisers were reportedly out of the loop on the unexpected appearance. 2.  Liberty University Denies Viral Lil Nas X Enrollment Rumor  WE DON'T KNOW HER "Not everything is a troll!" the rapper wrote above an apparently fake acceptance letter signed by Jerry Falwell, who is not the current president of Liberty University. 3.  MTG Wants Georgia DA Criminally Investigated: Report  'SERIOUS LAWLESSNESS' The Georgia congresswoman has filed a formal complaint against Fani Willis, accusing her of an "illegal conflict of interest" in carrying on an allegedly illicit affair. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. © 2024 The Daily Beast Company LLC I 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY, 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. https://elink.thedailybeast.com/oc/620e2783ef724906bc14a5b2k7ztv.f89/66174daa