Daily Archives: September 23, 2024

Politics tamfitronics It will be interesting to watch whether Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ interview with Oprah Winfrey will impact her steady progress in the polls. The interview made Trump predictably mad, and included a “shock” admission that she owns a gun and would happily shoot an intruder (something we’re sure was a moment of unguarded candour and not an attempt to counter any image of her as a milquetoast leftie scold).But frankly, over the last few days, much more intriguing events have unfolded away from the main candidates, with prominent journalist Olivia Nuzzi and Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson finding themselves at the centre of two masterpieces of scandal.Here’s to you, Mr RobinsonFrom prologue to denouement, the story of Mark Robinson may be the platonic ideal of a political scandal. An evangelical ultra-MAGA who has courted controversy...