Four years ago today, the Access Hollywood tape surfaced. I was in the car or something, picking up a kid, and I specifically recall rushing home so that I could post about it. I was ecstatic. This was the thing that would kill Donald Trump's campaign once and for all! There was no way he would come back from that with less than a month to go. I remember feeling appalled at the tape; giddy at the damage it would cause Trump; and relieved that we no longer had to worry about him anymore.

We all know how that worked out.

More than 4 million votes have already been cast for the 2020 election. We need to cast more. We need to get as many people as possible to vote. Do not let your guard down, because 2016 wasn't the story of Donald Trump's comeback (he lost by 3 million votes!), it was a story of our failure to take the threat of Donald Trump seriously enough. Just because the man is a gasping mess who has infected everyone around him with COVID does not mean that he can't come back, win a debate by not shitting himself in public, and win reelection because too many of us believe so strongly that Joe Biden has it in the bag that we're not willing to return those ballots or stand in line. It's a pain-in-the-ass because that's the way that Republicans want it, but if we can get Biden in there, maybe we can change that, too, and make mail-in ballots the standard for every election going forward, and win enough seats in 2020 to unf*ck the gerrymandering over the next decade, too. We may lose the Supreme Court, but the thing about conservative Supreme Courts is that they're always saying, "We should leave this to the lawmakers to decide." Well, let's put in the right lawmakers and demand they pass laws to protect abortion and gay marriage, and maybe tax the shit out of the world's billionaires who increased their wealth by 27 percent DURING THE PANDEMIC.

It's for that reason that Trumpdates will probably be a constant presence until election day because I want everyone to be reminded every day of why we need to remove this man from office.

Like, for instance, the fact that yesterday afternoon, Donald Trump called off negotiations with Nancy Pelosi over a stimulus bill until after the election. He did that on Twitter, where everyone could see it, and then a few hours later -- as though his earlier statement had never happened -- he began to negotiate with Nancy Pelosi on Twitter about the details of a stimulus bill.

The House & Senate should IMMEDIATELY Approve 25 Billion Dollars for Airline Payroll Support, & 135 Billion Dollars for Paycheck Protection Program for Small Business. Both of these will be fully paid for with unused funds from the Cares Act. Have this money. I will sign now!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020

If I am sent a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now. Are you listening Nancy? @MarkMeadows @senatemajldr @kevinomccarthy @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020

Didn't you tell her not to listen?

Meanwhile, we're always going on and on about getting out the youth vote -- and we definitely need to do that -- but one reason for the growing lead for Biden in the polls is ... old people, a demographic that Donald Trump actually won by 7 points in 2016. Now? An NBC poll has him down by 27 points among seniors, and a CNN poll has him down 21 points to Biden among seniors.

It makes total sense, too. Of the 215,000 people who have died from the Coronavirus, most have been seniors, and Trump has treated those deaths like statistics. He often dismisses them. "Well, sure, people are dying, but they are old people. They don't count!" Seniors vote at much higher rates than younger voters, and seniors are much more likely to know someone who has died from the Coronavirus. This is exactly why they have turned against Trump, and you can't win a Presidential election with the support of seniors, who are probably as pissed off as anyone that Trump is also making it more difficult for them to vote during a pandemic that endangers their lives even more (it's just that most seniors aren't airing their grievances 24/7 on Twitter).

Finally (for now), in the Senate races, after Jaime Harrison's strong performance in the debate, and the amount of money he has raised this year, his race against Lindsey Graham has been moved to a toss-up ... in South Carolina. Graham won that race by 10 points in 2014.

Meanwhile, in Arizona, where Martha McSally has been trailing badly in the polls to Democrat Mark Kelly, McSally performed very poorly in their debate last night.

Ow. Painful. She's just a mess. Another moderator, though, showing how it should be done. Who is this gentleman? He's good. https://t.co/Y3zuhISyKf

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) October 7, 2020

Also, the FBI will hold a press event at 11 a.m. No idea what it's about, but Twitter has gone full conspiracy. We'll check in on it later this morning. Also, good morning! Glad to see you all back today, and for those who don't, read the comments. Lots of good insights there, too. Check 'em out!

Publisher's note: We use photos of Kate Beckinsale in lieu of Donald Trump for aesthetic and superstitious reasons. Also, I'm just really stoked that there are a couple available of her in a face mask now!