“Tone Down the Rhetoric”

“We gotta lock [Trump] up. Politically lock him up — lock him out.” —Joe Biden

“People want to know about [Harris’s] weakness among males of color. … [Trump’s] gonna arrest all of ya. You think you don’t have a stake in this election?” —Democrat strategist James Carville

Insurrection

“When the Republic was threatened, people picked up arms and answered the call. Or, you know, in 1965, in the middle of the Civil Rights movement, I think people decided they want to take matters into their own hands and create a better country, and that’s what I hope we do here in the next few weeks.” —James Carville

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“I don’t understand how we got so toxic and just so divided and so bitter.” —Divider-in-Chief Barack Obama

The BIG Lies

“Of course.” —Kamala Harris when asked, “Can you say that you were honest with the American people about what you saw … with President Biden?”

“On this issue of immigration, [Trump] has been an obstacle to fixing this problem. My proposal includes strengthening what we must do.” —Kamala Harris

“I am a capitalist. I am a pragmatic capitalist.” —Kamala Harris

Comport, or Else

“I don’t think we should be making concessions when we’re talking about a fundamental freedom to make decisions about your own body.” —Kamala Harris regarding religious exemptions for abortion

Projection

“It takes stamina to be president. And Donald Trump does not have stamina.” —Tim Walz, whose party claimed the decrepit Joe Biden had the stamina to be president up until his horrific debate against Trump

“Elon’s on that stage, jumping around, skipping like a dips**t on these things.” —Tim Walz, who doesn’t want anyone else jumping around like that on stage

Political Futures

“The race has been roughly tied since mid August, but I suspect to many Democrats, that feels like a loss. They had their hearts set on a sweeping defeat that would defenestrate Trumpism once and for all.” —Jim Geraghty

“Any crack in the ‘blue wall’ likely means that a realignment-type outcome will be the result, with implications all the way down the ballot. The fact that Democrats are talking about losing Michigan and possibly Wisconsin means they’re really worried about this last map coming to pass. And they should be.” —Ed Morrissey

And Last…

“Elon Musk can land a rocket booster back at the launch tower minutes after it takes off, but swing states can’t count votes in a timely manner.” —Rich Lowry