memeorandum: Democrat asks Villages to stop playing Hillary movie (Millard K. Ives/Daily Commercial)

12:10 AM ET, July 26, 2016

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South Florida / Sun-Sentinel:

Sun Sentinel exclusive: Wasserman Schultz won't open Democratic National Convention — Here are five questions that might be answered at the DNC this week. … Privacy Policy — Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee …

Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:

All Hell Breaks Loose at the Democratic Convention — Hillary Clinton, her advisers, and their allies at the Democratic National Committee watched Donald Trump's nominating convention in Cleveland with smug satisfaction. — Team Trump had insulted Ohio's governor …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hit & Run and Politico

Dan Spinelli / Politico:

Sarah Silverman heckles Sanders supporters: 'You're being ridiculous' — Comedian Sarah Silverman was booed and shouted down by Bernie Sanders supporters after telling holdouts for the Vermont senator that they were “being ridiculous.” — Silverman, herself a Sanders supporter during the primary …

Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post

Paul Waldman / Washington Post:

Despite what you've heard, Democrats aren't in disarray. Their party is under attack from the outside. — Perhaps it was inevitable that one way or another we'd get a spate of “Dems in Disarray!” headlines as the Democratic National Convention begins, since for a long time that has been the default story …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Shakesville, Independent Journal Review, The Verge, Washington Monthly, American Prospect and Rush Limbaugh

Daniel Strauss / Politico:

Bedlam erupts as Wasserman Schultz speaks to Florida delegates — PHILADELPHIA — Chaos erupted as Debbie Wasserman Schultz addressed Florida delegates on Monday, with opponents upset about leaked emails jeering the outgoing Democratic National Committee chairwoman as she delivered a speech at a state breakfast meeting.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, ABC News, FiveThirtyEight, Reuters, Common Dreams, WNCT-TV and USA Today

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

Michelle Obama praises Clinton for not getting ‘angry’ when she lost in 2008 — With restless Bernie Sanders supporters before her, Michelle Obama hailed Hillary Clinton as someone who did not get “angry or disillusioned” when she lost the Democratic presidential nomination eight years before.

Discussion: ABC News

Frank Newport / Gallup:
Clinton's Image at Lowest Point in Two Decades

Discussion: Washington Post, Scared Monkeys and Hot Air

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Credits One Of ‘Our Friends’ In Russia, China With DNC Hack (VIDEO)

Discussion: USA Today, The San Diego Union …, Guardian, New York Times, Politico, Infowars, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Salon and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »

Alana Abramson / ABC News:
The 4 Most Damaging Emails From the DNC WikiLeaks Dump

Discussion: Politico, Slate, Media Matters for America, Hit & Run, VDARE, rubber hose, The Crime Report, Guardian, Associated Press and MSNBC

Paul Blake / ABC News:
Left-Wing Supporters Boo as Bernie Sanders Says ‘We Must Elect Hillary Clinton’

Discussion: Associated Press, Vox, FiveThirtyEight, Guardian, Roll Call, McClatchy Washington Bureau, New York Magazine, Democracy Now, The BRAD BLOG and Scared Monkeys

New York Times:
Democrats Struggle for Unity on First Day of Convention

Discussion: NPR, Vox, The Verge, Guardian, Political Insider blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Wire, Independent Journal Review, Althouse and Shadowproof

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sanders struggles to hand his ‘revolution’ to Clinton

Discussion: Politico, Rewire and FiveThirtyEight

Liz Goodwin / Yahoo:
Bernie Sanders to delegates: Please don't protest on convention floor

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and The Week

Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders Team Disavows Idea Of Challenging Tim Kaine Pick

Discussion: Politico

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Wasserman Schultz booed off stage in Philadelphia

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Politico, Scared Monkeys, Hit & Run, USA Today, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Booman Tribune, Washington Free Beacon, The Right Scoop, BuzzFeed, Hot Air, The Week and The Jawa Report

Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Sanders campaign manager: Stop chanting ‘lock her up’

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Mashable, Politico, Raw Story, Independent Journal Review, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, Hot Air, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Scared Monkeys and The Daily Caller

Tal Kopan / CNN:
DNC live updates

Discussion: Washington Post, Infowars, The Right Scoop and The Week

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
90 percent of unwavering Sanders supporters plan to vote for Clinton in November

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Atlantic

ABC News:
Democratic National Convention Day 1: Live Updates and Analysis

Discussion: Vox and The Week

Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Won't Open Party Convention

Discussion: Associated Press, Political Insider blog, Jezebel, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Common Dreams, Vox, Talking Points Memo, Politico and NPR

CBS New York:
Bernie Sanders Supporters Chant 'Hell No, DNC, We Won't Vote For Hillary' In First Major Protests Ahead Of DNC

Discussion: Daily Wire and Scared Monkeys

Guardian:
Democratic convention: Bernie Sanders says 'I'm proud' to support Clinton - live

The Daily Beast:

FBI Suspects Russia Hacked DNC; U.S. Officials Say It Was to Elect Donald Trump — Did the Russian government hack the DNC to bring down Hillary Clinton? That's the view that's quickly emerging inside American intelligence and law enforcement agencies. — The FBI suspects …

Discussion: National Review, Motherboard, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, FiveThirtyEight, Tech Insider, Hot Air, The Right Scoop, Washington Post, Bloomberg, BuzzFeed and The Atlantic, more at Mediagazer »

Julia Ioffe / Politico:

Why Putin hates Hillary — When mass protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow in December 2011, Putin made clear who he thought was really behind them: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. — With the protesters accusing Putin of having rigged recent elections …

Discussion: Politicus USA

Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:

Exclusive: Suspected Russian hack of DNC widens — includes personal email of staffer researching Manafort — Just weeks after she started preparing opposition research files on Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort last spring, Democratic National Committee consultant Alexandra Chalupa got …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The New York Observer, Townhall.com, Hullabaloo, The Atlantic, The Resurgent, Daily Wire, NPR, Mediaite, Raw Story, RedState and Politico

Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:

The anxiety for Democrats: Are more leaks to come? — Months before the release of thousands of embarrassing emails rattled the Democratic Party on the eve of its convention, the FBI warned the Clinton campaign and dozens of lawmakers that they were being targeted by hackers, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Business Insider, Common Dreams and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Michael Jordan / The Undefeated:

‘I can no longer stay silent’ — His statement on the shootings of African-Americans and the targeting of police officers … I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well. — “I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless …

Millard K. Ives / Daily Commercial:

Democrat asks Villages to stop playing Hillary movie — THE VILLAGES — A top Democratic official in Sumter County has asked The Villages to stop playing a movie that he says portrays his party's presidential nominee in a negative light and will incite violence against party members.

Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit

Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
'Hillary's America' documentary cracks top 10 at box office

Discussion: Heat Street

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Dems add first transgender speaker to convention lineup

Discussion: Daily Wire, Friendly Atheist and Jammie Wearing Fools

William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:

YouGov/Economist Poll: July 23-24, 2016 — This is a summary of a YouGov/Economist Poll conducted July 23-24, 2016. The sample is 1300 general population respondents with a Margin of Error of ±4.2% (4.5% for registered voters). … GENERAL ELECTION (among registered voters):

CNN:
Donald Trump bounces into the lead

Jeff Stein / Vox:
Here's how to interpret the new polls showing Donald Trump ahead of Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Daily Wire, Hit & Run, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post and Politico

Sarah Wheaton / Politico:

Franken roasts Trump at DNC — Al Franken briefly turned the Democratic National Convention into the roast of Donald Trump on Monday night. — Though he's a former Saturday Night Live star and comedy writer, the Minnesota senator tends to avoid humor on the job.

Discussion: ABC News

ABC News: Al Franken Jokes About Trump University at DNC

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Clinton campaign pulls ads from Colorado — PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton's campaign is pulling its television advertisements from Colorado, at least temporarily, after building a sizable and durable lead in the traditional battleground state. — The decision could reflect increasing confidence …

Discussion: New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, Daily Kos, The Colorado Independent, Business Insider and Morning Consult

Daniel Halper / New York Post:
There's some outrageous anti-Hillary swag at the DNC

Discussion: BizPac Review

Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:

Congressman: Jewish Settlers Are Like Termites — PHILADELPHIA—A Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee compared Jewish Israeli settlers to termites on Monday while speaking at an event sponsored by an anti-Israel organization that supports boycotts of the Jewish state.

Discussion: Daily Wire, The Week, The Daily Caller, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Political Insider blog

David Ferrara / Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Neo-Nazi gets makeover to hide tattoos from jury — As potential jurors enter Courtroom 11D at the Regional Justice Center for a robbery trial on Monday, they will not see the teardrop tattooed just below defendant Bayzle Morgan's right eye. — They will not see the swastika within a clover under the 24-year-old's left eye.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Associated Press

Meghan Keneally / ABC News:

Cory Booker Gives Rousing DNC Speech: ‘We Will Rise’ — Cory Booker's speech received some of the biggest cheers of the night at the Democratic National Convention Monday and prompted social media speculation that he may be hosting his own convention some day.

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press