Boise State tight end Matt Lauter has enjoyed an All-Mountain West season High school students participate in college-level artistic training in New York City and online These intensive and enriching courses are taught by Tisch undergraduate faculty.  Visiting students and non-majors are invited to take classes during January Term Come be inspired by New York City and our international sites Tisch Pro/Online Courses are non-credit/non-degree courses giving you professional training in various artistic industries Build your creative skillset with an online course or join us in New York City Our short-term and semester-long study abroad programs are specially designed to draw on the artistic strengths of our global partners and incorporate the rich history The Office of Special Programs at Tisch School of the Arts provides access to the arts Whether you’re an NYU or visiting college student high school student or working professional we provide you with the introductory exposure to the performing or cinematic arts and the advanced-level training to grow your craft The Tisch Office of Student Affairs comprises 20 professionals on a mission to provide you with the support you need to find meaningful community and success as artists and scholars during your time at Tisch and beyond film director and DJ who has worked with the Tedeschi Trucks Band Scarlett Johansson (Joe Biden for President Campaign Ad) He was the director of the critically acclaimed Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen,about Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour Rita Coolidge and Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes) which Variety Magazine called “a luscious rock nostalgia trip...and a testament to how one gorgeously raucous rock ‘n’ roll moment can reverberate through the decades.” The movie premiered at the Woodstock FIlm Festival made its international premiere at the Raindance Film Festival and won Best Music Film at the Prague and Amsterdam International Film Festivals Jesse also directed and produced the Tedeschi Trucks Band's concert film and documentary whose soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy He was also the executive producer of Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One a tribute album to Bob Dylan’s overlooked 1980s catalog Jesse currently produces The Relix Sessions on Twitch a weekly live-stream concert series with the largest viewership for a music channel on the Twitch platform Artists have included Robert Randolph & G He also oversees audio production for Relix’s highly successful vinyl series You can also catch him spinning his favorite brands of funk and classic rock at festivals like Bonnaroo and Outside Lands or Phish’s all-inclusive concert vacation in Mexico “In another time’s forgotten space / Your eyes looked from your mother’s face listen to the music play” — The Grateful Dead and all the maternal figures in your life by joining us for a Mother’s Day sound bath with the incomparable Daniel Lauter the MeditationDJ takes participants on a deeply soothing and relaxing journey through sound bathing you in the meditative tones that melt away stress and help you recharge and rejuvenate or anything else you need for your comfort as you enjoy the sounds of crystal bowls Daniel is also a classically trained musician who customizes his sound baths with musical phrasing Whether as a gift to mom or a maternal gift of self-care this Mother’s Day sound bath is a perfect start to a Sunday morning You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month Please log in or create an account to continue reading just beyond an arch with Pretty in Pink Eden climbing rose and pink gaura.Save this storySaveSave this storySaveAll products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links When it comes to gardens cultivated by painters there’s a natural inclination to regard the landscape as a correlative to the artist’s studio practice For the Los Angeles–based painter Mimi Lauter the connections between her artwork and her garden—an ecstatic botanical wonderland unexpectedly tucked behind a modest home in LA’s scrappy Echo Park—are not difficult to discern is Lauter’s devotion not only to vivid color but to a kind of chromatic alchemy that relies on strategic juxtapositions and strange affinities to invest her compositions with power and poignancy color is the cicerone that guides Lauter’s audience through emotional journeys fraught with personal iconography and symbolic meditations on life and mortality It’s no surprise that the artist’s studio is planted squarely within the confines of her polychrome paradise Lauter’s dogs, Sam and Matilda, on the newly added terrace, where pink and purple wisteria are just beginning to climb the trellis. Tiles by decorative artist Christopher Brody, interspersed among Zia Zellige tiles Stars of David and Hamsa hands celebrate her Jewish identity “A lot of my work relates to my perception of color in the garden Cultivating the land is a lot like making a painting You begin by preparing the soil the way you prepare the surface of the picture Once the ground is set you start to gather and orchestrate the color,” Lauter offers “Paintings aren’t there to make you feel good Gardens are there to be a place of peace and sanctuary,” the artist muses Lauter’s twin passions are deeply rooted in family Born in San Francisco to an artist mother who owned a textile company and a father who worked as a research scientist and teacher she spent her early childhood living in Israel before returning to California Her grandparents’ passion for art collecting exerted a profound influence on Lauter as did her family’s extensive garden in Marin County Lauter ultimately moved to LA for art school and she has remained an Angeleno for the past 24 years on the strength of three successful exhibitions—including the presentation of a euphoric secular chapel to nature at the erstwhile Blum & Poe gallery—Lauter purchased her idiosyncratic home and soon began getting her hands dirty Lauter in her studio. The artist works predominantly in soft pastel and oil pastel, deeply layered, incised, etched, and otherwise manipulated into phantasmagoric visions. Her latest show, “Sefirot,” is currently on view at Mendes Wood DM in São Paulo The house came with a roughly 4,500-square-foot yard devoid of vegetation save for a few banana and guava trees Lauter started by installing an irrigation system a skill the artist learned from her soil scientist dad with fields of poppies and irises,” she recalls another idea.” As the seasons passed and her taste for planting intensified what began as a romantic meadow quickly grew in scale and ambition specifically how to build outdoor rooms and use trees as architectural structures to create discrete areas,” Lauter says You feel the life of the garden—rising and falling On the hot-button issue of natives versus non-natives Lauter comes down on the side of romance and freedom of expression “I hate native gardens and conceptual gardens There are plenty of non-natives that are great for the birds and the bugs,” she contends This article appears in AD’s October issue. Never miss a story when you subscribe to AD thorny trunk juxtaposed with Eden climbing rose and Abutilon This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page informative and good-hearted — stellar as columnist Steve Lopez’s work He could be trusted to put all the pieces of the big political picture in context and explore them in depth Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Bailey Freeman Lauter is located inside Southern Grist in East Nashville, and the restaurant and brewery share an endearing live-in-the-moment ethos when it comes to their menus. Hyper-seasonal and experimental, the two take a standard brewery night out and turn it into a proper culinary adventure.  They also have another outpost at SG’s taproom in the Nations, but for the full experience, hit the one in East. and all of our favorite alternatives to hot chicken in Nashville Bakery/CafeAmerican 12 South The Butter Milk Ranch in 12 South works great for a casual breakfast ItalianSteaks The Gulch Carne Mare in the the Gulch is a solid steakhouse where the highs are high Bailey is a culture writer and photographer who loves covering all things creative where she also works as an aerial acrobat and runs a circus company (really!) Marty Lauter, known to many a RuPaul’s Drag Race fan as Marcia Marcia Marcia, is making their Broadway debut as Kit Kat Club dancer Victor in the revival of Cabaret you can also see Lauter perform as the production’s Emcee taking fans behind the scenes with the new vlog Don't Tell Marcia along with other members of the raucous company You can also catch highlights on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal With spring ball just around the corner, Boise State Broncos on SI is taking a position-by-position look at head coach Spencer Danielson’s roster heading into next season Boise State is loaded with talent at the tight end position It all starts with senior-to-be Matt Lauter, who had 47 catches for 619 yards and seven touchdowns a season ago. Lauter shined during the Fiesta Bowl, catching four passes for 96 yards — matching a career-best — with a touchdown in the College Football Playoff loss to Penn State 240-pound Lauter is a versatile tight end who excels as a blocker and pass catcher He was a first-team all-Mountain West selection last year “He knows how impactful that is for the team So I think that’s something that a lot of guys feed off of.” who carried eight tight ends on last year’s roster He had two catches for a season-high 24 yards against Penn State “Matt Wagner is going to be a superstar here,” outgoing offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter said during a recent radio interview on KTIK “Just look at how (Lauter and Wagner) block Austin Terry and Luke Voorhees also saw the field for the Broncos last year Boise State has a promising incoming tight end in freshman Carter Kuchenbuch from Washington’s Okanogan High School 11 overall player in the state for the class of 2025 Continue to follow our Boise State coverage on social media by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter BOB LUNDEBERGBob Lundeberg is a reporter for Boise State Broncos On SI. An Oregon State graduate, Bob has lived in Idaho since 2019 and is an avid hiker and golfer. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Tony winner Jerry Mitchell directs the reading The new musical Dirty Little Secret receives an industry presentation in New York City April 11. Tony winner Jerry Mitchell is directing With a book by Jonathan Sheffer and music and lyrics by Sheffer and Bruce Roberts, the musical follows the true story of a group of gay Harvard students at the dawn of the Jazz Age The young men host wild parties at the university until a Secret Court formed by the school exposes and expels the group ruining their lives while shielding the institution and its Court from discovery a Harvard journalism student uncovered the story after it was kept a secret for 80 years Music supervision is by Chris Fenwick, and general management is by Foresight Theatrical.  Gail Kriegel's new play follows a family affected by mental illness. The Tony-winning Best Musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Noah Himmelstein will direct Matthew Puckett's original musical. Neumann is the Tony nominated choreographer behind Hadestown and Swept Away. Finalists included Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! and Itamar Moses's The Ally. The world premiere opera, based on a play by Gerber, is the second opera by Nottage and Gordon. In the Sondheim revue, one Tony winner is playing the trumpet while the other is channeling Madame Rose. The George Abbott, Douglas Wallop, Jerry Ross, and Richard Adler musical opened May 5, 1955. Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive. Thank You!You have now been added to the list. Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites. Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you! Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb 49 mins11/4/24GuestsMarty Lauter aka 'Marcia Marcia Marcia'AboutU Guys, RuPaul's Drag Race Star and Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club's Marty Lauter is here! Follow Marty/Marcia on Instagram: @marciax3nyc Follow the pod on Instagram: @ohmypoduguys © Broadway Podcast Network Print WASHINGTON — Because they are all-or-nothing contests American elections lend themselves to over-interpretation winning more than 400 electoral votes — a mark that seemed routine at the time but which no presidential candidate in either party has hit since The election marked the third lopsided victory in a row for the Republicans Analysts declared the GOP had a lock on the electoral college Bill Clinton picked the lock four years later His electoral victory was much smaller than his father’s but the coalition he put together seemed robust claimed that the GOP had achieved a long-term That putative majority barely lasted two years Democrats recaptured the House in the 2006 midterm election Barack Obama shattered the idea of long-term Republican dominance it was Democrats’ turn to declare that a long-term majority was within their grasp courtesy of demographic trends that would make the American electorate less white The demographic trends proceeded as forecast The 1988 campaign was the first of eight that I’ve covered, and I’ve spent much of the past 36 years writing about American politics as it has become more rigidly polarized, more partisan and more calcified, to borrow a term from political scientists Lynn Vavreck I’ve written this weekly newsletter/column aiming to understand and analyze the changing nature of politics in what turned out to be the era of Donald Trump After writing on deadline for more than four decades Ending brings me back to the beginning — the perils of over-interpretation This year’s election brought striking changes to the electorate: Those numbers describe a big shift toward the GOP, enough for some conservative analysts to proclaim a realignment of U.S. politics and to justify a lot of introspection (and some finger-pointing) among Democrats Some other facts don’t fit so neatly into the prevailing narrative: The first of those findings underscores the volatility of this political era The next two should inspire caution about declaring a sweeping change The last finding highlights Trump’s ability to inspire a big turnout of people who only sometimes cast ballots It also points out why Democrats have had an advantage in recent low-turnout special elections and may have a boost going into the 2026 midterm elections While those shifts are clear — at least in general outline — a lot remains unknown The results of both the 2020 and 2024 elections suggest the country is becoming less polarized by race But they also suggest greater polarization along lines of education and religion How is each of those trends reshaping the U.S We know, for example, that in 2020, the Latino voters most likely to switch to Trump were politically conservative Latinos many of whom had cast ballots for Hillary Clinton in 2016 after a Trump campaign that explicitly targeted “Mexicans,” but whose values were a difficult fit in the Democratic Party Trump made further gains among Latino voters in 2024 To what extent did that increase go beyond voters who were already ideologically conservative How much of Trump’s gains among Latino and Black voters were tied to economics and the rapid inflation of 2022 and early 2023 How much was driven by cultural or values issues which Republicans sought to highlight by campaigning against transgender individuals The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have shifted American attitudes toward government with disruptive consequences for both parties What do they now think the Democrats and Republicans stand for And beyond the obvious policy preferences such as keeping inflation low what is it that voters really want politicians to deliver A lot of voters have strong partisan or ideological commitments and will stick with their party through all sorts of ups and downs The swing voters who decide close elections They reward (or punish) parties for performance President Biden delivered higher prices and chaos at the border As I wrote the week after the election, as best we can tell from surveys, those voters hired Trump to accomplish two things — keep inflation down and reduce the number of immigrants entering the country The best scenario for Trump would see steady economic growth declining interest rates and a reduction of tensions overseas the gains he made in this year’s election could start to solidify and talk of a realignment of American politics might be justified Already, Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has blown up The president-elect will still get some benefit from picking Gaetz — the replacement candidate will seem far more reasonable by comparison the Gaetz nomination was an early test of strength Gaetz’s decision to bail out early means senators will be able to reject some other nominee without risking too much wrath from Trump’s supporters The cost of housing ranks high among voter concerns — especially for younger voters who are less likely to own a home Trump promised in the campaign to “drive down the rates so you will be able to pay 2% again.” Instead, rates have risen since the election and now sit just below 7% for a 30-year No amount of yelling at Federal Reserve officials will change that Markets have bid up rates as investors bet that Trump’s economic plans will restart inflation Trump’s tax plans risk greatly increasing the federal deficit — adding roughly $9 trillion in red ink over the next decade according to an estimate by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget At a time when the economy is already operating at or near capacity Republicans in Congress could try to reduce the deficit by slicing the cost of Medicaid health insurance subsidies and food stamps — all programs that the GOP has gone after in the past Republican efforts to cut those programs proved wildly unpopular That problem may be even worse for the GOP now One consequence of winning more votes among low-income Americans is that more Republican voters now benefit from federal programs. That’s especially true for Medicaid, which, among other things, now pays for more than 6 in 10 residents of nursing homes nationwide and 4 in 10 babies delivered in most states Those minefields for Trump can be easily foreseen How the public will respond to mass deportation of immigrants Still other risks involve events outside a president’s control for example: Many scientists fear that bird flu which has decimated poultry flocks around the country this year could evolve to more readily infect humans pathogen emerges — Trump’s campaigns against public health agencies could suddenly look like a very bad idea to voters who currently don’t care much In a closely divided country like the U.S., even small shifts among voters can carry big consequences. Demographic changes matter. So do long-term movements of public attitudes and values, like the three-decade-long trend toward greater acceptance of same-sex marriages do contingencies and unexpected events — from the skills and personalities of individual candidates to the impact of a world-girdling pandemic The result is a kaleidoscope of changing patterns that makes the political picture endlessly fascinating and much less predictable than punditry would have it It’s been a privilege to describe that picture for you Poll of the week: 72% of Americans say U.S. democracy used to be a good example for other countries to follow The L.A. Times special: NATO’s birthday-bash summit in Washington comes at a gloomy time Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here to get it in your inbox. California Hollywood Inc. World & Nation Business Marty Lauter, known to many a RuPaul’s Drag Race fan as Marcia Marcia Marcia, is making their Broadway debut as Kit Kat Club dancer Victor in the revival of Cabaret Lauter gives viewers the lay of the land backstage at the August Wilson Theatre roam the halls meeting fellow Cabaret cast and crew members and show us the right way to apply a "wiglet." As a longtime fan of the Broadway.com vlogs Lauter also shows some brand loyalty with a special piece of merch.   You can also catch highlights on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal work hard and never be afraid to put wind in your own sails.   Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Marty hits the red carpet at the New York City premiere of Wicked, spends more time with Glinda and Elphie at a drag show and takes us behind the scenes of a special performance of Cabaret, visited by its legendary composer we learn all about the ESG (emotional support glitter) that keeps things running smoothly at the August Wilson Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off Broadway Cabaret Dance Opera Classical Music Nashville Minneapolis / St. Paul Connecticut Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles WEST END UK Regional Canada Australia / New Zealand Europe Asia Latin America Africa / Middle East TV/Movies Music Marty is also known as drag performer 'Marcia Marcia Marcia' We all know how much hard work goes into the performances that audiences see eight times a week on Broadway When they're not giving it their all onstage most performers are backstage doing what it takes to stay happy BroadwayWorld is taking fans behind the curtain to shine a spotlight on the everyday routines that keep Broadway stars moving In this edition, we catch up with Marty Lauter, a.k.a. 'Marcia Marcia Marcia' from RuPaul's Drag Race, who is appearing in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Below, they take us backstage at the August Wilson Theatre (with photos by BroadwayWorld's Jennifer Broski) to share some of their favorite backstage routines What’s the first thing you do when you arrive to the theatre Then I go up to my dressing room and start the pin curl/ makeup process which takes about forty minutes The time flies by because I have a lot of fun with my roommates What’s the last thing you do before you go on stage I do a double pirouette where I stop the rotation without putting my passé leg down (very scary hehe) so I do a set of balance exercises just behind the curtain to make sure I’m on my leg I really love the Trader Joe’s rolled corn tortilla chips in the chili and lime flavor Pre-show ritual that others may think is weird I guess I would say the preparation process is ritualistic because it takes a lot of focus I get to the theater at 5:30pm for a 7:30pm show or warming up from the moment I enter the building What are five must-haves in your dressing room 1. Liquid IV (David Merino share and I like the lemon lime and white peach flavors) Bluetooth Speaker (so we can blast the new Wicked movie soundtrack.) Blankets and pillows for naps in between shows What’s your favorite moment from the show to watch from the wings I watch “Don’t Tell Mama” every day from the wings in a pool of pure jealousy because I love it What has been your favorite backstage moment in your time with this show so far  I’m not sure I have just one backstage moment I’d call my favorite and we’re very quick to support one another I would say the moments I’m most impressed by are when things so wrong That’s when you see the unity of the company because we all jump at the opportunity to help Marty Lauter (they/them) is thrilled to be returning to Broadway after appearing on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 15 this past year and touring the world as ‘Marcia Marcia Marcia!’ Previous credits include Kinky Boots (Broadway Huge thank you to the whole Marcia/Marty team Set in the waning days of the Weimar Republic a free-spirited singer at the Kit Kat Club an American writer seeking inspiration in Berlin As the enigmatic Emcee leads the audience through the cabaret's electrifying performances the outside world grows increasingly dangerous reflecting the personal and political tensions of the time The result is a powerful exploration of love Dead Outlaw is the darkly hilarious and wildly inventive musical about the bizarre true story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy. As Elmer’s body finds even more outlandish adventures in death than it could have ever hoped for in life, the show explores fame, failure, and the meaning – or, utter meaninglessness – of legacy. Dying is no reason to stop living life to its fullest.  Anthony Michael Lopez, currently appearing in Othello on Broadway, took us backstage at the Barrymore Theatre to share the backstage scoop! Learn more about him here! Zoe Roberts, currently starring in Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, took us backstage at the Golden Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage routines, moments, must-haves and more. Alana Arenas, who is appearing in Purpose on Broadway, took us backstage at the Hayes Theatre to share some of her backstage routines, favorite moments, must-haves and more. Ava Lalezarzadeh who plays Goli in English on Broadway took us backstage at the Todd Haimes Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage routines, moments, must-haves and more. function closestickysocial(){document.getElementById("foxsocial").style.display="none";}@media(max-width:1024px){.most-popular,.video-row{display:block;margin-top:25px}}Videos and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows © 2025 - Copyright Wisdom Digital Media, all rights reserved. Privacy Policy In this week's episode, Marty preps for a performance as the Emcee while Adam Lambert is away from the Kit Kat Club peek inside Cabaret's family Thanksgiving dinner and a group jaunt to the movies to see...not Gladiator II.  By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use Eddie Redmayne & viral Tonys performance (exclusive) "It's a very daunting thing to understudy him and now it's me,'" the Drag Race star tells Out in an interview "But he's truly so generous and welcoming." RuPaul's Drag Race fans were introduced to Marcia Marcia Marcia as one of the standout competitors in season 15 Marcia's overall trajectory on the show was fascinating and even her elimination was punctuated by one of the most iconic lip syncs of all time to Doja Cat's "Boss B*tch" against Anetra and live performer by the name of Marty Lauter who's been building up their Broadway career for many years In 2024, Lauter is not only playing Victor in the current Broadway revival of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club but they're also the understudy for Academy Award-winning actor Eddie Redmayne in his role as the Emcee for an emerging theater performer — and Lauter is very aware of these high stakes "The show itself has been an incredible gift and it's been very talked about," Lauter tells Out in an exclusive interview "It's been quite divisive among certain people it's taught me how to use any kind of nerves and anxiety Never in a million years would I have thought that I'd be doing this with Eddie Redmayne and playing [the Emcee] every once in a while." Victor is still Lauter's primary role in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club but the actor was scheduled to play the Emcee on three different dates throughout July and remains understudy for that character in Redmayne's absence "Getting to put my perspective on it and seeing people respond so positively has been very fulfilling and very affirming." is a musical set between 1929 and 1930 in Berlin — a period marked by the rise of the Nazi Party The story takes place in the sleazy Kit Kat Club the Emcee) narrates the events while undergoing a complex character arc of his own Exciting as it is to play the Emcee as an understudy Lauter explains that Redmayne has been very present for this production "I think because this is the Broadway New York City premiere of this version of Cabaret he has so much passion and dedication for this project," Lauter says "He's truly there all the time and never left the theater for more than a day because this role is very difficult." "There are so many drastic makeup changes you're talking a lot… it's just a lot of energy you're constantly engaging with people It requires you to be very present and very energetic I don't think he's actually ever really called out once YouTube essayist Kayla Says explains in a video about Cabaret that "as you're following the relationships and the journeys of these characters you're slowly seeing aspects of the Nazi government creeping into the plot." For a while the Kit Kat Club's patrons are able to "turn a blind eye" to the evil doings happening outside the venue the Emcee's outfits and overall disposition lead to a nuanced understanding of how the story progresses This year alone, Lauter has had two high-profile award show appearances to add to their resume. First and foremost, they attended the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in full Marcia Marcia Marcia drag to represent the 15th season of RuPaul's Drag Race which won another trophy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program who is a fellow Broadway-to-television transplant… which we're hoping for When daydreaming about their future on television Lauter is interested in a wide range of opportunities "Getting my little taste of it with Drag Race I've done some little movies here and there there's a million things that I want to do." ​The cast of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 at the 75th Emmy Awards Lauter was also present at the 77th Tony Awards The ceremony featured a special performance of "Willkommen," the opening number of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club with Lauter playing Victor in the ensemble the version of the number that we did at the Tony Awards was very close to what we do on stage every night so I wasn't super nervous about messing anything up "But the rehearsal process for the Tonys can be quite strenuous You're still doing all eight shows in the week leading up to the ceremony and you're also getting to [the David H You're also going to a recording studio to record the ensemble vocals and you go back for another dress rehearsal." "The day of the Tonys is very exhausting," the actor recalls "Broadway shows usually do a matinee that Sunday so the ensemble of a Tony-nominated hit musical can't stay for the ceremony? "We're all in our costumes and wigs and everything and we have to keep in theater," Lauter says "We have to get dressed and get undressed in the theater it's kind of an unknown thing about the Tony Awards Unless you've purchased a ticket or you're nominated you're not in the building except for your number because you get to celebrate right when you're done." some viewers expressed their confusion and discomfort after watching this Cabaret performance at the 2024 Tony Awards Most of the reactions seemed to come from people who weren't very familiar with the show but videos of that performance still went viral across social media 'Willkommen,' is supposed to be the show itself," Lauter explains when asked about that performance going viral but it has this underbelly that you can kind of sense that something isn't quite right I think it's unfair to judge anything without seeing it in its entirety You wouldn't watch the first two minutes of a movie and say 'This is not what it should be.'" "The point of a revival is to show you something different and highlight different elements of a piece of work so you can view it from a different perspective I think our production absolutely does that Don't just watch a three-minute number You can't really make that call unless you see the whole thing." It's actually remarkable to see Lauter landing such a massive opportunity this "early" in their career Though it's true that more drag artists and Drag Race stars are being embraced by Broadway as of late it isn't a given that a queen from such a recent season would be cast as Victor in a major theater production of Cabaret while also being the understudy for an A-list actor playing the Emcee Marcia Marcia Marcia's drag name and their Drag Race journey don't seem to have played any factor in the casting which says a lot about Lauter's talent they don't even bring up Drag Race at all I wasn't just offered the job; I fully auditioned and Drag Race never came up in my audition process at all I honestly wasn't even sure if they knew," they laugh A lot of queens from Drag Race — and just people in reality TV in general — can get pigeonholed as being just a personality who's unable to work in other fields." But there are also things that Marty wants to do and all of those things should be able to happen at once I don't think we should be limited to anything." When asked to clarify how to call them in these different circumstances Despite the overall disconnect between Lauter's role in Cabaret and their journey on Drag Race there are a few delightful connections between those two worlds On the very first Monday show this July that Lauter got to play the Emcee the actor recalls having friends and family members sitting in the audience — including her season 15 costar Loosey LaDuca During Lauter's most recent turn as the Emcee in a show from Monday, July 29, audience members included Drag Race alumni such as Luxx Noir London, Robin Fierce, Plasma, Olivia Lux, and Rosé, as well as Saturday Night Live star (and All Stars 8 guest judge!) Bowen Yang and Plasma at a performance of 'Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.' Bowen Yang and Marty Lauter at a performance of 'Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.' "Kinky Boots introduced me to how the big I was freshly 21 at the time," Lauter says "I auditioned for Kinky Boots in August of 2018 my agent called me with an offer from Kinky Boots and I was with that show until it closed." I went on the first national Broadway tour of Hello And then [the 2020 lockdown] happened… and the whole world shut down." that's the kind of drag queen I would be.'" Lauter auditioned for Drag Race and landed a spot in season 15 Lauter was concerned that doing the show could hurt their Broadway career that fear was unwarranted," they remark Lauter started rehearsals for an off-Broadway production of Kinky Boots This was a very "fulfilling" experience while acknowledging that the airing of Drag Race season 15 brought "a bunch of craziness" into their world Lauter went on to audition for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in August 2023 — about four months after their Drag Race season finished airing on MTV — which led to the craziest week they've ever experienced "I had four different drag gigs during the week that I was in callbacks: one in Montreal one in Minneapolis," the actor recalls "I was flying across state lines to get back to these auditions It was the most exhausting week of my life Lauter confesses to feeling some initial trepidation and now it's me,'" they explain "But he's truly so generous and welcoming I knocked on his door because I had left my water bottle in his room Lauter adds, "He's so invested in all of us. The people that understudy him are myself and another actor, David Merino he always refers to it as 'our part,' which is very sweet and very selfless of him The themes and characters of Cabaret do resemble certain themes and characters that have been making headlines in the real world over the past few years "I'm trying to not give anything away but our Cabaret is told from the perspective of people who are othered or marginalized Our cast has a wide range of people with different ages We kind of run the gamut of the human experience," Lauter says "There's a song at the end of the show that Bebe Neuwirth sings 'What Would You Do?' that is really the heart of it When things get really bad and really scary "Our production hits on a very nuanced topic even marginalized people will marginalize other people for survival I'm also very blonde and have a beautiful bowl cut Victor will probably have the easiest time assimilating into [those circumstances] The journey of the show is very different for all of us." "This show is so evocative of what's happening in the world right now," Lauter notes "It's like a reminder to be extra conscious in your life and understand that you may not be in the most dangerous position at this particular moment But you should raise your voice and stand for the people who need help." For tickets and more information about Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, visit the musical's official website Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications You can follow Bernardo Sim on Instagram. Otherwise, you can find him on Bluesky, Threads, X/Twitter, and TikTok 14vs31Penn State Photo by: Kenna HarbisonBoise State's Historic Season Comes to an End12/31/2024 10:01:00 PM | Football © 2025 Boise State University Athletics Accessibility Statement Print WASHINGTON — Asked whether she plans to vote this year the young woman from northern Michigan sighed slightly before explaining her hesitance “If I do choose a side … if it goes that way and it blows up adding that she knows her sentiment feels exaggerated but “I’m just scared about making the wrong decision.” and the other could implode my life,” she said of the two presidential candidates “I have to choose between the cost of living … and then having rights as a woman.” Vice President Kamala Harris could drive up inflation which already has undermined her economic security Former President Trump could take away abortion rights and threaten her healthcare “I get that it’s not black and white,” she said “but that’s just kind of how I’m understanding it right now.” is a sentiment that “I’ve heard multiple times” in this election cycle The remark highlighted a central dynamic that has kept the presidential race agonizingly close: Harris has gained significant ground since becoming the Democratic candidate this summer. She gained a bit more ground this week in the aftermath of her Sept. 10 debate against Trump But she hasn’t closed the sale with a significant number of young voters and voters of color but not by as much as Democrats would like She is doing exceptionally well among white college graduates a group that also sided heavily with Democrats in 2022 midterm elections But without stronger support from other groups she hasn’t been able to break out of a near-deadlock with Trump nationally and in the major swing states The focus groups shined a light on how much that softness in support is tied to a pervasive sense of economic anxiety growing out of the country’s recent bout of inflation which appears especially acute among many young voters Della Volpe, one of the country’s leading experts on young voters convened four groups this week — one each involving white men men of color and women of color from Pennsylvania aimed at increasing civic engagement among people in their 20s FutureVoice uses the sessions in part to test ideas for nonpartisan ads about electoral participation that it airs on streaming platforms and social media I was able to watch all four sessions on condition that I not use the names of the participants The voters were chosen to represent what Della Volpe refers to as “fence-sitters” — the roughly half of eligible voters younger than 30 who may vote but aren’t deeply engaged or committed to the political process Because they aren’t fully engaged, these young people don’t represent the large majority of voters, who are deeply dug in on their vote choice But they do represent the voters whom Harris potentially could mobilize and who could push her to a more solid lead over Trump Economic worry shows up repeatedly in polls — two-thirds of voters in Pennsylvania rate the economy as only “fair” or “poor,” according to a new Washington Post survey of that state which many see as the one most likely to decide the election Voters without college degrees were especially likely to have a negative view of the economy Asked by Della Volpe for a single word that came to mind when he mentioned the economy the answers poured out in a bilious stream: “crumbling,” “failing” “unequal” “decline.” The young people spoke about difficulty paying their bills unquote American Dream has shifted,” said one of the participants in the group of white men who lives outside of Detroit and works in human resources “It’s still just unattainable for a lot of people to buy a house.” a Black business student at Wayne State University that disconnect between the economic data and voters’ views can be discounted as partisanship found that 60% of voters said their own economic conditions were good even as 66% rated the nation’s conditions fair or poor Those who had positive views of their own conditions but negative views of the country’s heavily supported Trump Their views of the economy writ large were clearly in sync with how they viewed their own lives and those views reflected a pervasive pessimism about their current conditions and their futures but I’m scared about the future,” said one of the participants in the white who lives in central Pennsylvania and works at an amusement park His sentiment seemed widely shared in all four sessions “We have it pretty good” compared with people in many other countries said a Latino resident of Michigan who recently returned to the state after a stint overseas in the Army National Guard Several factors may make the current economy especially unsettling for young people: Americans younger than 30 have never experienced a previous bout of inflation University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers suggested earlier this year also have less economic security to begin with making them more vulnerable to price shocks The rapid increase in housing costs in recent years has more impact on young people than on their elders as several focus group participants suggested the life experience of people in their 20s may also make them unusually susceptible to economic fears Asked about their earliest memories of something related to government or politics several mentioned the Great Recession of 2008-09 That memory “brings a little fear into everything that’s going on right now with inflation,” said one focus group participant a student at Temple University in Philadelphia who remembered the way the financial crisis roiled his community “I do know that I’m scared of it,” he said “It’s like this ghost hanging over us right now,” responded another participant a recent college graduate who works as a part-time bartender in Pittsburgh and who recalled his mother losing her job in the recession “I don’t want to use the word ‘traumatized,’ but we just remember it.” Because inflation spiked on President Biden’s watch These voters also tend to be skeptical about the ability of politicians to actually fulfill the promises they make but we don’t know how to get there,” as one of the focus group members Getting past that and persuading fence-sitting voters that she has a plan to improve the economy could be a final barrier for Harris’ campaign to overcome indicate that she does have a path to reach them “I don’t think many of them actually want to vote for Trump,” Della Volpe said For many of the young voters and voters of color who are considering him They think it’s better for their own personal survival.” So far, Harris has successfully introduced herself to voters and achieved a significant increase in the share who view her favorably A majority now see her as a person who “cares about the needs and problems of people like you,” according to the latest YouGov poll for the Economist And in the aftermath of the debate, she has persuaded majorities that she is intelligent and has the right temperament to be president “She needed to pass all three of those hurdles” in order to have “a conversation with voters about her vision and the economy,” Della Volpe said “The question is how effective she can be in that next chapter.” That’s the overwhelming question for the next six and a half weeks The answer likely will determine whether Harris can win a definitive victory or go to the end locked in a nail-biting tie L.A. Times special: The civil war inside the Republican Party deep in the heart of Texas Saturday must read: This CNN investigation of Republican candidate Mark Robinson could have a major impact on the North Carolina governor’s race —Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Last week it's time to give Victor the spotlight See Marty do their full transformation into the most adorable apple-cheeked Kit Kat Club-er you've ever seen—all while trading Elphaba battle cries with beloved castmates Remember to take notes if you want to recreate the look (not the riffs) for yourself.  Game Recap: Football | 9/21/2024 6:53:00 PM Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Get Pollstar News and more delivered right to your inbox with Pollstar Daily Pulse By signing up, you agree to Pollstar’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Filmmaker and music producer Jesse Lauter joined Dayglo Present as head production and media Lauter will have creative and technical oversight of all facets of video and audio production for Peter Shapiro’s properties recent addition Bearsville Theatre and two other venues currently in development “We are always looking to improve our production capabilities at all of our venues to maintain a standard of excellent in sound and video,” offered Lauter who as a film director released “Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen” about Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour and Tedeschi Trucks Band’s reunion of the Mad Dogs at Shapiro’s LOCKN’ festival In the studio he has worked with Ben Harper Stephen Stills & Judy Collins and Scarlett Johansson among others Lauter will oversee and direct live-streams for FANS.live and Relix primarily broadcasting out of The Capitol Theatre with an eye toward providing new content opportunities for touring bands including but not limited to video content a graduate of New York University’s Clive Davis Institute will also be involved in thecreative development and production of various special projects for Dayglo Lauter has helped spearhead several projects for Dayglo including producing and hosting The Relix Podcast Lauter also oversees audio production for Relix’s vinyl series which has featured releases from Billy Strings and Goose “There are many exciting ideas that Pete and I are starting to kick around,” said Lauter “He is the ultimate ideas man in live music.” Lauter is currently in production on his next film about the rock band Drag Race's Marcia claps back at fans criticizing latest photo shoot Marty Lauter in 'Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club' on Broadway "I don't want to be where I'm not wanted or where my work isn't appreciated," the RuPaul's Drag Race star and Cabaret actor wrote Marcia Marcia Marcia is clapping back at RuPaul's Drag Race fans who have been criticizing her looks and aesthetics — now even when out of drag as nonbinary Broadway star Marty Lauter After three pictures of Lauter from a recent photo shoot were shared by X fan page @Drag_Crave some Drag Race fans took to the comments to criticize or make jokes about the looks and makeup choices for this project I'm obviously not in DRAG in these photos This was just a shoot a photographer asked me to do The response to these photos is precisely why you don't see me in drag much anymore The Cabaret actor wrote in a follow-up X post: I don't want to be where I'm not wanted or where my work isn't appreciated I am however appreciated in the BROADWAY SHOW I'm currently in an accomplishment very few people are able to accomplish in their lifetimes so come see me in that if you care about my career Luxx Noir London joined the discourse by re-sharing Lauter's X post and defending her Drag Race season 15 sibling "You b*tches hating in the comments are truly so whack," Luxx wrote "Marcia is gorgeous in and out of drag or any realm in-between And is also one of the most talented and KIND people I've ever met Go get a hobby that doesn't involve you being a rotted c*nt." These people can't enjoy anything." One X user, @officiallyJoeyT But when you gonna show it to share your art with the public I would use the nasty comments as data on what your fans want from you versus retaliate in this way You're far too talented to allow their words to hold so much space." yet I'M being scolded for not doing drag 'correctly.'" Lauter has been starring as Victor in the current Broadway production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club for several months and shared their experience in an interview with Out from July 2024 Lauter is the understudy for the Emcee — the main character of the musical — and already had the chance to perform in that lead role several times on stage The Emcee was originated by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne in this current revival of Cabaret. The role was then played by Adam Lambert, who will pass the torch to Orville Peck to play the character next Jan 31, 2025RuPaul's Drag Race alum Marcia Marcia Marcia issued a blunt response to critics who attacked a photoshoot they recently took part in.  In new photos taken by Jasper Soloff, reposted to X by pop culture update account Drag Crave Lauter modeled a custom gown by Renacio Reyes strapless base with cream-colored puffs of fabric resembling floral fixtures with pearl drops accenting each one.  It's unknown what exactly has been said about the snapshots as Drag Crave hid any "hate comments" and noted that "any further nasty remarks" would result in the user being blocked from the account Lauter's response implied that the photos which they specified were not taken in drag have been viewed as an improper expression of drag.  "The response to these photos is precisely why you don’t see me in drag much anymore," they continued "I don’t want to be where I’m not wanted or where my work isn’t appreciated," Lauter added "I am however appreciated in the BROADWAY SHOW I’m currently in Lauter also retweeted a comment of support calling the commenters in question "truly so whack."  "Marcia is gorgeous in and out of drag or any realm in-between," they wrote "And is also one of the most talented and KIND people I’ve ever met Go get a hobby that doesn’t involve you being a rotted c--t." Next: Drag Race Family Says Goodbye to The Vivienne in Fashionable Farewell Check out the performance schedule for the alternates playing the role of the ‘Emcee’ through the end of August About David Merino: (he/they/she). Broadway: Moulin Rouge (Baby Doll). National Tour: Rent (Angel). Regional: Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse); Rent, Into the Woods (Signature Theatre); In the Heights (Broadway at Music Circus). BFA from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Couldn’t be here without the fam, Tan, and Tortilla. Love you, Savta. @davidlmerino. About Marty Lauter: (they/them) is thrilled to be returning to Broadway after appearing on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 15 this past year and touring the world as ‘Marcia Marcia Marcia!’ Previous credits include Kinky Boots (Broadway, Off-Broadway), Hello, Dolly! (First National Tour). Huge thank you to the whole Marcia/Marty team, Kyle, and the Lauter family! Socials: @marciax3nyc. Dead Outlaw is the darkly hilarious and wildly inventive musical about the bizarre true story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy As Elmer’s body finds even more outlandish adventures in death than it could have ever hoped for in life Dying is no reason to stop living life to its fullest Watch in this video as country music star Orville Peck and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada perform 'Money' and 'Mein Herr' Peck and Noblezada will star in the Tony Award-winning production for a limited 16-week engagement through Sunday You can now check out new photos of Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada in Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club on Broadway Learn more about the production here and see how to purchase tickets Watch new footage of Eva Noblezada in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on Broadway The new video features the production's new 'Sally Bowles' performing 'Mein Herr,' while she discusses taking on the iconic character The first production photos of trailblazing country music star Orville Peck as ‘Emcee’ and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada as ‘Sally Bowles’ have been unveiled in the Tony Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Anyone who's visited the Kit Kat Club (the transformed August Wilson Theatre) knows the show starts well ahead of the first down beat Prologue dancers and instrumentalists occupy every corner of the space immersing you in Cabaret's debaucherous environment and offering a kind of free-wheeling performance Broadway rarely gets to see See Lauter visit with the artists delivering this unique experience every night and find out what's not to be missed.  The final episode of Don't Tell Marcia December 24. You can also catch highlights on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal engineer and music filmmaker Jesse Lauter was introduced to music by his parents they took him to his first Phish show when he was only eight He’s now been to 200-plus performances and often contributes DJ sets He landed an Atlanta studio internship in his mid-teens and later earned a BFA in recorded music from NYU One of the standout records on which he co-produced was the Low Anthem’s 2008 Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. More recently he’s directed and/or produced a number of music projects including the Tedeschi Trucks Band's concert film and documentary Live From The Fox Oakland the soundtrack of which was nominated for a Grammy Recently he was hired as head of production and media at New York City’s Dayglo Presents which runs a number of venues including the Brooklyn Bowl chain The gig came about through a longstanding relationship with Dayglo head and music magician Peter Shapiro “I’d engineered at several New York venues including Union Hall,” Lauter explains “I worked at Brooklyn Bowl when it first opened and I got to know Pete Later I was the director of production at Central Synagogue in Midtown where Pete had been a lifelong member We became friends and he helped me make a documentary about the Tedeschi Trucks Band reunion called Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen “If you’re in tune with the greater thing and the satellites of creativity that we all have then you’re in the right place,” Lauter asserts “Sometimes I’ll do a project and won’t get any feedback Then 10 years later someone will tell me that they loved it All of the stress and intensity that you put into an album or film then becomes worth it “I use a summing amp called the Rascal Audio ToneBuss,” he adds as he discusses his favorite piece of gear “It’s a big part of my sound and I’ve been using it for more than ten years you run the outputs from your DAW into it and you get kind of a Neve sound.” Lauter has been fortunate to work and interact with a number of artists over the span of his career He watched Bob Dylan play basketball with his grandchildren backstage But his favorite memory is the time that he worked with the Low Anthem in 2012 opening for Bruce Springsteen at South by Southwest.  His current project is a documentary of Little Feet which will include insights from Bonnie Raitt It’s expected to be released in the next year or two He’s the sole proprietor of his production company Good Fast Cheap Productions and mixes and engineers largely out of his Manhattan home studio.  Visit jesselauter.com Managing IP is part of Legal Benchmarking Limited Copyright © Legal Benchmarking Limited and its affiliated companies 2025 Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement The content you are trying to view is exclusive to our subscribers You have reached the limit for gifting for this month California’s Digger Lauter had never visited North Dakota before this week Lauter’s first trip to the state was worth it as he won Saturday’s men’s race at the 20th Essentia Health Fargo Marathon “It’s hard to get those in California and I’d never been to North Dakota so I wanted to visit.” Lauter started to find his rhythm and just after the halfway mark “I felt kind of a little slow in the first half but picked it up in the middle and started to hit my stride,” Lauter said I noticed I was starting to gain on the leader but wanted to be patient and not try to surge I knew the last part was going to be painful.” but a supportive Fargo crowd helped Lauter push through to find victory “The last 10K was very painful,” Lauter said “There was a lot of very great crowd support that last 10K or so West Fargo runner Leo Smith finished the marathon in third place with a time of 2:29:15 Arizona’s Ruairi Moynihan crossed the line in second with a time of 2:28:39 The Broncos were an underdog in all three matchups Adrian Peterson-led Oklahoma was favored by 7.5 points in 2007 while TCU (-7 in 2010) and Arizona (-3.5 in 2014) were also expected to beat Boise State The Nittany Lions are favored by 10.5 points in the CFP quarterfinal Despite having Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty Boise State is a +85000 long shot to win the 12-team College Football Playoff 5 Texas is the tournament favorite at +310 4 Arizona State (+6500) in the latest odds from FanDuel are favored by 13.5 points over Arizona State in the Peach Bowl Ohio State is a 2.5-point favorite over Oregon in the Rose Bowl Georgia is also favored by 2.5 in a Peach Bowl matchup with Notre Dame Here is the updated 12-team College Football Playoff bracket with the first-round results:  All times listed are Mountain Standard Time The game will air nationally on Fox with the winner advancing to the College Football Playoff The Broncos and Rebels sit atop the conference in several statistics UNLV ranks fourth nationally in rushing offense at 254.1 yards per game while the Broncos are sixth at 253.5 Heisman Trophy candidate Ashton Jeanty has 312 carries for 2,288 yards and 28 touchdowns leading the country in all three categories Jeanty was held to 128 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries in the first meeting between the teams Hajj-Malik Williams has started the last nine games at quarterback for the Rebels The senior has completed 132 of 206 passes for 1,735 yards and 17 touchdowns with four interceptions while running for 768 yards and nine scores Ricky White III has 75 catches for 1,020 yards and 11 touchdowns and has also blocked four kicks on special teams Here is a look at Boise State and UNLV by the numbers Bronco Nation News is taking a look at 25 questions about the Boise State football team heading into the 2024 season 25: What should be expected from the tight end group and is Matt Lauter ready to be a star Boise State’s top tight end in 2023 wasn’t sixth-year senior and team captain Riley Smith Smith graduated and Lauter returns as the clear leader of the tight end group But even he has just 13 career catches – and the rest of the group behind him has only two So what should be expected of Lauter and a mostly young and inexperienced group behind him It’s a fair question facing the Broncos heading into the 2024 season had 11 catches for 157 yards and three touchdowns last season He had two touchdowns at Utah State and scored on a 16-yard reception at UNLV in the Mountain West Championship His explosiveness and ability to run after the catch was impressive He had three catches for 76 yards at Memphis and finished with a 17.4 yards per catch average for the season In two seasons Lauter has averaged 15.2 yards per catch – but only on 13 catches Boise State could certainly use big plays from him in the passing game but his small sample size makes it tough to just assume he’ll carry over the same production rate with a bigger workload Boise State’s offense should be even more dangerous Lauter could be the big-play tight end the Broncos have been searching for since Jake Roh had 39 catches for 410 yards and nine touchdowns back in 2017 There’s plenty of intriguing talent behind Lauter – but it’s mostly young and unproven Redshirt sophomore Austin Terry saw action in 11 games last season but didn’t record a catch impressed in the spring but saw action in only four games last season and didn’t record a catch Luke Voorhees found the stat sheet when he scored on a 2-point conversion but the redshirt junior mostly played on special teams and has zero career catches Others on the roster who haven’t seen the field include redshirt freshmen Oliver Fisher and Cayden Dawson and incoming freshmen Kaden Anderson How concerned were Boise State’s coaches at the lack of depth at tight end They used a scholarship on Villanova graduate transfer Mitchell Bothwell who had just two catches for seven yards in four years while serving mostly as a blocking tight end for the Tigers veteran presence but dealt with injuries and struggled to put up the big numbers many expected from him He had just 11 catches for 113 yards and a touchdown last season Lauter was banged up some during the spring but drew rave reviews when he practiced for his ability to run after the catch He also has good hands and made several impressive catches during drills Boise State has deep and talented groups at both wide receiver and running back so the tight ends won’t be counted on for big production.The Broncos just need Lauter to be a threat defenses must account for – potentially opening up opportunities for others Lauter has shown flashes and could be ready to break out If he takes another step and former three-star recruits Terry and Wagner can start to show their potential the Broncos should be just fine at tight end in 2024 But Lauter and that group are still a question mark – and their outlook is No 25 on BNN’s look at questions facing the Broncos in 2024 You must be logged in to post a comment Bronco Nation News is your source for the best coverage of Boise State Athletics including breaking news Tweets by BNNBroncoNation Rains is a three-time winner of the NSMA Idaho Sportswriter of the Year Award He covered Boise State Athletics for the Idaho Press from 2013 to 2021 before leaving to create Bronco Nation News who was a voter in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll from 2014-2021 also makes weekly appearances on KTIK 93.1 FM each Friday at 4 p.m Print WASHINGTON — Vice presidents seeking the top job almost always feel a need to separate themselves from the presidents they’ve served departing from the Johnson administration’s war policy George H.W. Bush struggled to establish a distinct identity with voters after eight years as second fiddle to the very popular President Reagan. In his speech to the Republican convention in August 1988, he called for a “kinder, gentler nation” — to which Nancy Reagan famously retorted: Vice President Al Gore faced a problem less acute than Humphrey’s but more pressing than Bush’s: Most voters in 2000 approved of President Clinton’s job performance but many disapproved of his personal conduct Gore chose a symbolic separation, picking as his running mate Sen. Joe Lieberman, who two years earlier had become the first prominent Democrat to publicly rebuke Clinton for his affair with Monica Lewinsky calling his actions ‘’disgraceful’’ and ‘’immoral.” one major question to pay attention to will be the extent to which Vice President Kamala Harris follows the pattern of those previous vice presidents and defines herself by contrast with President Biden Leading into convention week, Harris has succeeded in uniting and motivating her party. She’s also won over a significant share of less partisan voters who had soured on Biden. That has catapulted her into a small lead over Donald Trump in most national polls and at least a tie in most swing states. Schiff has expanded his lead over retired Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey in the U.S Some of the most striking gains have come among Latino voters especially younger Latinos who do not hold strongly partisan views While Biden led Trump by just 5 percentage points among Latino voters in battleground states according to a poll released this week by Equis Research The result has been to “reset the race,” back to the levels of Latino support that Democrats had in 2020 That’s still below what Democrats received in 2008 and 2012 but “far from the apocalyptic levels” that some polls indicated this spring and “enough to win” key states Harris has been able to win over those voters by appearing as a fresh face while presenting herself as experienced and tested she’s been able to pull from the advantages of being an incumbent while also being someone new,” he said Illustrating that, a poll conducted for the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter found that 56% of voters in battleground states said Harris represents a chance to “turn the page of the Trump/Biden era.” The survey found that 59% of the voters in the seven battleground states — Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — said Harris represents “a new generation of leadership,” Walter wrote in reporting the findings. One of the most notable areas in which Harris has tried to define her identity in a way that’s separate from the administration has been on border security, which has been one of Biden’s biggest political weak spots. Republicans want to hold Harris responsible for the administration’s border policies. They’ve used the border as part of a wider attack on Harris as a “San Francisco liberal” who is soft on crime and disorder. As evidence, they cite the assignment Biden gave Harris early in 2021 to work on the “root causes” of international migration. Politics At a news conference at his New Jersey golf club Trump said he thinks he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ on his Democratic rival saying he’s ‘very angry’ at her because of the criminal charges he faces Harris hasn’t split with any of Biden’s policies. Instead, she’s countered by trying to focus voters’ attention on a different chapter of her life — her experience as California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney. Campaign ads laud her as a “border-state prosecutor” who “took on drug cartels” and who So is Kamala Harris,” a recent ad declares That emphasis on border security represents a dramatic shift from the 2020 presidential campaign in which prominent Democrats talked about decriminalizing the border and abolishing ICE the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency “It’s a 180-degree difference from what the Democratic orthodoxy has been” on immigration a California-based anti-Trump Republican strategist Madrid, author of “The Latino Century,” a new book on Latino politics, believes the approach could help Harris with younger Latino voters who are often two or three generations removed from the immigrant experience Harris has succeeded so far in part because the unusual circumstances of 2024 have allowed her to turn one of the traditional liabilities of the vice presidency — its obscurity — into an asset Voters don’t hold Harris fully accountable for Biden administration policies they dislike That’s especially the case on foreign policy which voters traditionally see as a realm dominated by the president “Voters’ attitudes toward Harris are far less calcified” than their views of either Biden or Trump Roth said in a briefing for reporters Thursday Political science research points in the same direction In early August, political scientists Joshua Kalla of Yale and David Broockman of UC Berkeley tested 35 different political messages to see which had the greatest impact on how voters judged the race For all the attention that Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz has gotten by labeling Trump and his allies as “weird,” an attack framed around that idea did very little to shift voter opinions, they found. Indeed, none of the messages that attacked Trump, whether it was about his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol or his position on abortion, showed much potential for changing voters’ minds. “Voters have been hearing about Donald Trump for almost 10 years now. If they’re willing to vote for him based on that near-decade of experience, a few ads or a new quip are unlikely to change their minds about him,” the pair wrote in describing their research. Harris is helping the Democratic Party bring home young Black and Latino voters in California to widen a big lead over Trump The messages that did show potential for moving voters were ones that responded to voters’ curiosity about Harris by explaining where she stood on major issues That’s why both sides in the campaign are investing huge resources in the competition to define Harris’ image for voters Harris has had a big advantage because the news of the last month has centered on her she’ll likely enjoy that advantage for at least one more week The Harris campaign has been seeking to take maximum advantage of that spotlight while they have it In the race to define how voters see the vice president The election likely will turn on how effectively they can use that time to build up Harris’ image before the expected Republican onslaught starts to tear it down Poll of the week: Mexican views of the U.S. have become more positive even as U.S. views of Mexico become more negative Saturday must read: Are Black voters really leaving Democrats in the dust? Data from recent elections tell a more complicated story L.A. Times special: Adam Schiff expands already sizable lead over Steve Garvey in California Senate race Times/UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll finds Print WASHINGTON — I watch polls for a living I have one piece of advice for the next few weeks: Stop surveys continue to provide remarkably accurate results and important insights into what different groups of voters think But most people relentlessly clicking on the latest They want to know — if you’re reading this you probably want to know — the one answer that polls in a close race can’t provide: Who’s going to win Democrats seem to have indulged in a coast-to-coast freakout over Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances in the presidential race That shift in mood says more about mass psychology than polling. The polls, on average, have barely wiggled Democrats seem to be wired for anxiety much as Republicans lean toward overconfidence Reality check: Over the last 14 presidential elections, national polls have been off by an average of 2.2 percentage points. (Harry Enten, then of pollster FiveThirtyEight.com, first calculated that average in 2016.) That’s not bad. The very best professional basketball players miss a free throw 10% of the time. Olympic archers miss the center ring at a similar rate Being off by just a few percentage points over repeated elections in a country as diverse as the U.S and there’s no evidence that polls are growing less accurate; the average misses in 1996 and 2000 The problem, of course, is that tiny margins separate Harris from former President Trump in key states The average polling error is much bigger than either candidate’s edge that’s not likely to change in these final 2½ weeks and Republicans have picked up Black and Latino voters especially those without a college degree and those who are religiously conservative politics has grown somewhat less polarized by race and ethnicity — a good thing But that’s a tough pill for many people on the left challenging their belief that voters of color naturally lean their way The key questions are how big these trends have gotten and how much each side has gained or has one party gained a significant advantage Because Harris is of mixed Black and Asian heritage it surprises some people that it’s her strength among white voters that accounts for her apparent lead in the northern battleground states — Pennsylvania weakness among white voters has been the main problem as Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics noted in an analysis this week Trump, by contrast, has gotten a historically high level of support among Black voters Harris still wins an overwhelming majority of Black voters, 76% to 11%, with 8% uncertain in the latest Economist/YouGov survey But that’s significantly smaller than the 92% President Biden won in 2020 A question mark for Trump is whether the Black supporters who show up in polls will show up in the actual vote. Adam Carlson, a former Democratic pollster who has compiled data from multiple surveys notes that polls in 2020 significantly overestimated Trump’s support among Black voters Among Latino voters, Harris now does about as well as Biden did in 2020 — 60% to 35% in the YouGov survey. That’s not as well as Democrats would like, but she has erased a deficit that was much larger in the spring show a larger share of undecided voters among Latinos than among other groups Polling has been less widespread among Asian American voters, but a survey conducted in September by AAPI Data and NORC at the University of Chicago showed Harris leading Trump 66% to 28% a significant improvement for the Democrats since Biden dropped out of the race appeared to be driving much of Harris’ support in that AAPI survey — she gained significant ground compared with Biden among Asian American women That’s consistent with other surveys that have found a very large gender gap this year when Hillary Clinton’s campaign emphasized her status as the first woman to win a major party’s presidential nomination That year featured a 26-point gender gap: Clinton won women by 15 points according to a detailed analysis by the Pew Research Center In 2020, the gender gap shrank, Pew found. Now it’s back. A recent NPR/Marist poll showed a 34-point gap That was on the high side of recent surveys One closely watched part of the gender gap involves young voters A New York Times/Siena College survey got a lot of attention for finding that men younger than 30 had shifted toward Trump while young women moved sharply toward Harris But as John Sides, a political scientist at Vanderbilt University, recently pointed out, other high-quality surveys have shown a much smaller youth gender gap with both young men and young women supporting Harris The exit polls conducted by the big TV networks and the Associated Press will give us some preliminary clues but we won’t know for sure until researchers can fully delve into the data someone reading this will say to themselves “But don’t the polls always underestimate Republican votes?” Polls did underestimate Trump’s vote in 2016. Afterward, pollsters examined what went wrong and set out to fix it They didn’t succeed: Surveys missed a lot of his supporters again in 2020 So pollsters have tried new techniques to get the results right Maybe they will undercount Trump voters again and the results now skew in the other direction We can expect there will be error; we don’t know which way it will fall Don’t think you can hack your way to a better result by clicking on headlines about leaked internal surveys campaigns have more data than public pollsters But that’s no guarantee that they know better who will win. In 2012, for example, Mitt Romney’s campaign surveys told him he was ahead; he wasn’t prepared when President Obama beat him Romney is hardly alone in that — campaign surveys are subject to all the same limitations that public polls confront In fact, getting a precise fix on the horse race isn’t the top priority for a campaign pollster. Campaigns use polls primarily to test messages trying to see which words will most effectively move groups of voters That requires consistency from one survey to the next And campaigns leak selectively. If they’ve conducted 20 polls in a close race, some almost surely will show their candidate behind, others will show them ahead — that’s how probability works. Experience shows they’ll leak whichever ones support the narrative they want to foster That’s why analysts who put together polling averages typically discount internal surveys by several points as Nate Silver recently explained in detail both campaigns seem intent on pushing the idea of Harris as the underdog The vice president consistently embraces the label in her speeches presumably hoping to motivate Democratic voters can’t abide being anything other than the top dog So it’s no surprise that both parties have leaked surveys showing Trump slightly ahead Too bad that they don’t also distribute tranquilizers for anxious Democrats One big source of error for campaign polls — and a key reason that surveys differ from one another — is that pollsters are trying to measure a population that doesn’t yet exist people who will vote in an election that hasn’t happened yet The bipartisan polling team that conducts surveys for NBC News recently ran an experiment to show the impact of pollsters’ assumptions about turnout Their most recent survey showed Harris and Trump tied nationwide using the turnout model they had set up in advance But make just a few small tweaks in the turnout model — such as assuming women will make up 53% of the voters and that white voters will be 70% rather than 72% — and Harris would lead 49% to 46% Similarly small tweaks in the other direction would put Trump ahead Making the right estimate gets especially complex when turnout is big the people who cast ballots are almost all regular voters with a consistent track record High-turnout elections draw a lot of new voters about one in four voters hadn’t cast a ballot four years earlier measures of voter enthusiasm suggest another high turnout in the offing with all the uncertainty that brings to surveys They’re not going to tell you what you want to know Poll of the week: Why Asian Immigrants Come to the U.S. and How They View Life Here The Saturday read: Do They Really Believe That Stuff: America’s political derangement has psychological roots L.A. Times special: Donald Trump threatens vengeance on California. Should we believe him? Thursday night, with a massive television audience watching, that gamble went spectacularly wrong. The campaign’s top priority was to quiet the concerns that millions of voters have had about the 81-year-old Biden’s mental acuity. Instead, Biden inflamed those worries. He stumbled through his answers to the debate’s first few questions, including one roughly 10 minutes in during which he appeared to entirely lose his train of thought. “Making sure that we’re able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I’ve been able to do with the, with the COVID,” he said. “Excuse me, dealing with everything we have to do with … Look … if …” He paused, then, inexplicably ended with, “We finally beat Medicare.” His performance improved somewhat as the debate proceeded, but he never seemed in command and frequently showed his age. His voice sounded thin and raspy — he told reporters afterward that he had a sore throat — and during Trump’s answers, the camera often caught him looking on with his mouth agape. At the end, his two-minute prepared closing statement wandered. Biden’s struggles deflected attention from Trump’s repeated falsehoods during the debate. By the time the two candidates walked off the CNN stage in Atlanta, prominent Democrats did not try to hide their dismay. “It was a really disappointing debate performance from Joe Biden,” the president’s former communications director, Kate Bedingfield, said on CNN shortly after the debate ended. In her CNN interview, Vice President Kamala Harris sought a more positive spin, but only slightly: “Yes, there was a slow start, that’s obvious to everyone,” she said, but then credited Biden with “a strong finish.” Off-camera, elected Democrats were in full panic, discussing whether someone could persuade the president to step aside and allow the party to nominate some other candidate. “There’s panic in the Democratic Party. It’s going to be a long night,” Maria Shriver, the former first lady of California and niece of President Kennedy, wrote on the social media platform X. To be clear, no Democratic Party official or combination of officials has the authority to force Biden out. He won the party’s primaries. The nomination is his to claim; he can renounce it, but only if he so chooses. But the fact that the question is once again at the top of Democrats’ agendas is a measure of how deeply Biden’s poor showing rattled party activists. each candidate hoped to pass a test for voters Both failed — but Biden’s stumbles will probably cost him more than Trump’s who had the advantage of entering the debate ahead in polls had his own task — avoiding the out-of-control aggression that turned off voters during his first debate with Biden in 2020 although his answers were riddled with false claims and sometimes dove into the thickets of conspiracy theories that can be incomprehensible to anyone not thoroughly steeped in right-wing media he stuck to a clear plan: Regardless of what topic he was asked about he responded with one of two attacks — that the president is “weak” and that the country is under threat from immigrants crossing the border illegally “We are living right now in a rat’s nest,” he declared at one point and they’re killing our citizens at a level that we’ve never seen.” Those assertions are false. The homicide rate is at one of its lowest points in decades, and immigrants, overall, are less prone to commit crimes than native-born U.S But Trump paid little price: Biden accused him several times of telling lies but did not try to offer specific rebuttals and the CNN moderators said from the outset that they were not going to fact-check the candidates during the debate Trump may be vulnerable on some of the policies he has proposed on immigration, especially mass deportations of people in the country without legal documents Trump is more vulnerable on other issues, such as abortion, on which his party has struggled. But he was able to minimize the time spent on that topic, in part because Biden did not press him on the subject and even changed course during one of his own answers on abortion to return the discussion to immigration. Trump deflected questions about what abortion policies he might pursue on the federal level, sticking to his line that the issue is now one for states to handle. Relentless attacks on Biden fit Trump’s personality and now familiar political style. But they also may serve him well in the particular dynamics of this campaign. Biden and Trump exchanged insults at Thursday’s debate Both candidates have significant groups of supporters who could be at particular risk for defecting — or for staying home on election day a key group are those who say they plan to vote for him even though they somewhat disapprove of his job performance polls have shown Biden overwhelmingly winning among voters who approve of how he’s doing his job and overwhelmingly losing among people who strongly disapprove But among people who say they only somewhat disapprove of his job performance, he’s been running about even As polling analyst Dan Guild recently wrote that’s a remarkable achievement considering that both Trump and President Obama lost such voters by enormous margins in their reelection bids About one in eight respondents fit into the somewhat-disapprove group in recent polls The share is significantly higher among people who are younger than 30 Support from the somewhat-disapprove group has been key to keeping Biden competitive deepening those voters’ existing doubts about Biden would be one clear path toward expanding his lead Trump’s key vulnerability could be the support he currently draws from Black and Latino voters, especially younger ones. Polls consistently show him getting much more support from those groups than he did in either 2016 or 2020. Those voters are an uneasy fit with Trump’s core supporters, who are older, white, conservative and in many cases deeply suspicious of immigrants and hostile to Black Americans. Keeping his core supporters fired up while not losing the support of Black and Latino voters poses a potentially tricky balancing act for Trump. Biden, however, did little to exploit that potential weakness. It’s easy to exaggerate the impact that debates have on a presidential race: Party activists and journalists pay far more attention to the televised encounters than swing voters do. Twelve years ago, Democrats panicked over Obama’s poor performance in his first debate against the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney. Biden and Trump called each other criminals and liars In this case, voters had low expectations of Biden going in. A poll by Ipsos for the FiveThirtyEight website showed that likely voters expected a performance that was below average Matching those low expectations may not change many minds went beyond questions of performance or delivery he never provided a compelling argument for his reelection or a coherent account of what a second term would be about he did nothing to fix the problem that the June debate was designed to address: He’s behind the state-by-state effort to amass the 270 electoral votes needed for victory Trump’s lead has never been large, and it has slipped slightly since his criminal conviction last month in New York polls taken in the weeks since the jury verdict have shown the race roughly tied nationally But the six or seven states that make up the battleground for this election — Arizona and Nevada in the Southwest Georgia and perhaps North Carolina in the Southeast and Pennsylvania Michigan and Wisconsin in the industrial North — are each somewhat more conservative than the country as a whole a tied race nationally translates into advantages for Trump across the swing states Biden — assuming he stays in the race — needs to change the trajectory of the campaign The debate was one of his best opportunities to try to make that happen Poll of the week: Beyond the debate headlines, here’s what Americans think about the role of government The L.A. Times special: Good news for 100% clean energy. Geothermal has finally arrived in California A Saturday must-read: Britain’s Conservatives are about to lose big —Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Boise State went into the season as a frontrunner to represent the Group of Five in the College Football Playoff. The Broncos are still well on track to do that as they are now in Mountain West play with their only loss being a three-point game at Oregon They’ve already beaten Washington State by 21 points and their most recent triumph was a 62-30 victory over Utah State But Boise State will only remain in a good position to make the CFP if it continues to win this week against Hawaii Boise State is a -21 college football betting odds favorite against Hawaii The matchup between Boise State and Hawaii will be televised on CBSSN The contest is taking place at Clarence T.C I project Boise State will win and cover the spread at -21 I also project the game will go Over 60.5 total points I realize this game might not be as easy as some might think Making the trip to Hawaii could be a challenge and although the Rainbow Warriors are 2-3 overall they’ve played in close games against UCLA and San Diego State I believe Boise State isn’t a team to mess around and let games get close when they shouldn’t be I’m anticipating Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty will have another fantastic outing And while Hawaii’s passing offense might help the Rainbow Warriors put up a few points I expect Boise State’s defense to play well enough for the Broncos to win by more than three touchdowns HERO Sports is the go-to website for FBS and FCS football news First Bet Offer for new customers only (if applicable) In partnership with Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel This promotional offer is not available in DC THIS PROMOTIONAL OFFER IS FOR NEW PLAYERS ONLY US PROMOTIONAL OFFERS NOT AVAILABLE IN MISSISSIPPI © 2022 HERO SPORTS © 2022 HERO SPORTS But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week As Democrats try to consolidate their vote and win over the last few undecided Americans they’ve increasingly pitched their appeals to a more primal emotion — fear The election is “critical,” Harris’ brother-in-law and advisor told a crowd of Black elected officials and community leaders in Arizona’s capital on Wednesday “Some folks are saying it’s the most important election since 1860,” he said “I’m out here not because I’m running for anything but because I want to protect my grandchildren’s future,” he said people are so preoccupied with their own difficulties So he couldn’t do it next time,’” Clinton continued adding: “This crowd ought to know that he’s dead serious.” The threat they see in Trump has always formed a big part of the Democrats’ message But the party has constantly debated over where to strike the balance between that theme and promoting Harris’ plans for the future One side argues that voters consistently put the economy at the top of their list of priorities, and calls for more specifics about what Harris would do to improve it This camp warns that President Biden repeatedly talked about Trump as a threat to democracy The share of voters with a favorable impression of Trump rose throughout the spring and early summer despite Biden’s attacks The other camp counters that persuadable voters didn’t heed Biden’s warnings due to the messenger This group says concern about the president’s age and apparent decline caused many voters to set aside fears about Trump Some argue that Harris has gained about as much ground as possible toward evening the race with Trump on economic issues An intensified focus on Trump in these final days of the campaign can remind voters why they disliked him Harris has clearly placed a heavy bet on that side be lauded if she wins and endlessly second-guessed if she fails Over the last week, she has campaigned through Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three of the seven crucial battleground states, with Liz Cheney, the Republican former congresswoman consumed with Trump over the threat he poses to democracy Harris said Wednesday during a CNN town hall in Pennsylvania that Trump would be “a president who admires dictators and is a fascist.” On Friday, she held a campaign rally in Houston, featuring Beyoncé. Why Texas has little likelihood of voting for Harris but the venue focused attention on the state’s abortion ban Harris has repeatedly warned that if he is elected, Trump will seek similar bans nationwide. Some of her recent campaign ads have featured women who suffered under the Texas law. The former president has denied he would approve a nationwide abortion ban, but has avoided answering specific questions about what restrictions he might support Harris is scheduled to speak at the Ellipse in Washington the site where Trump exhorted a crowd of supporters on Jan to march on the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying Biden’s victory If the venue alone didn’t make the theme clear her aides have told reporters that the speech will lean heavily on Trump’s threat to democracy Harris’ closing argument targets two significant groups of voters — so-called soft Republicans and those Democrats who haven’t yet committed themselves to turn out The vast majority of Republicans will vote on party lines But Trump lost a slice of GOP voters to Biden in 2020 and Harris’ campaign has made a huge effort to expand that slice enough to get them over the top in key swing states That’s the point of the events with Cheney who joined Harris in referring to the former president as cruel Their effort got a recent boost from onetime Trump aides, including former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. In interviews with the New York Times and the Atlantic, Harris referred to his former boss as a “fascist” who had talked about wanting military subordinates like “Hitler’s generals.” On Thursday, Harris launched two new ads featuring Kelly’s words. Harris and Cheney held their events in precisely the suburban areas where Republican fortunes have tanked during the Trump era: Chester County who had a strongly antiabortion voting record in Congress was even willing to help Harris on that issue telling voters in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that voters who consider themselves “pro-life” could justify voting for Harris due to the draconian nature of abortion bans like Texas’ “I think there are many of us around the country who have been pro-life but who have watched what’s going on in our states since the Dobbs decision and have watched state legislatures put in place laws that are resulting in women not getting the care they need,” Cheney said in Pennsylvania “That’s not sustainable for us as a country Harris needs to run up the score with suburban, largely white college-educated women as polls indicate she’s lagging behind in securing support from voters of color, especially men. That was the backdrop for Clinton’s event with Black leaders in Phoenix West and former national security advisor Susan Rice exhorted the crowd to redouble theirefforts to mobilize supporters and win over the undecided “More than 50% of the people know that President Trump shouldn’t go back to the White House and about 45% of the people think he can do no wrong,” Clinton said “There’s a sliver out there that have to make up their minds.” That sliver includes a disproportionate number of young voters. Among registered voters under 30, 9% said they didn’t know how they would vote, according to a poll released Friday by the Harvard Institute of Politics Harris leads Trump 53% to 33% among registered voters younger than 30 and 60% to 32% among young likely voters Compared with where Biden stood in the spring Harris has made strong improvements among young white men and women and a dramatic gain among young women of color Black community leaders at the event here offered differing theories about why some young Black men remain distant from Harris “It’s a matter of our doing more outreach to these younger Black men” to explain Harris’ economic plans “It’s just a matter of their hearing more.” a former Arizona legislator and the publisher of the Arizona Informant “We still have some men who don’t want to vote for a woman who at 30 would just miss the age cutoff for the Harvard poll recounted what he heard at a closed-door event he recently participated in with other young Black men: “My vote doesn’t matter,” some participants said “The Democrats have never done anything for me,” said others “He’s a businessman; he’ll do things differently,” still others said “A lot of Black men feel forgotten,” said Hodge who narrowly lost a congressional race here in 2022 “But as someone who lost by one-half a percent The outcome of this exceptionally tight presidential race may turn on whether Harris can convince enough fence-sitting voters to embrace that message Poll of the week: Harris, Trump Voters Differ Over Election Security, Vote Counts and Hacking Concerns The Saturday read: Americans are divided on whether American culture and way of life since the 1950s has changed for the better with Republicans and Democrats holding opposite views The L.A. 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