memeorandum: Biden heading to Michigan for rally after high-stakes news conference (Yasmeen Abutaleb/Washington Post)

11:35 AM ET, July 12, 2024

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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:

After Biden's debate performance, the presidential race is unchanged — The race for the presidency remains statistically tied despite President Biden's dismal debate performance two weeks ago, a new national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. — Biden actually gained a point since last month's survey …

Discussion: The Hill, Forbes and ABC News

CNN:

Obama, Pelosi privately expressed concerns over Biden — Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi have spoken privately about Joe Biden and the future of his 2024 campaign. Both the former president and ex-speaker expressed concerns about how much harder they think it's become for the president to beat Donald Trump.

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Axios:

Behind the Curtain: Committee to Unelect the President … - Former Obama aides: The strained relationship between Obama and Biden extends to their former aides, including David Axelrod (Obama's ruthlessly pragmatic chief strategist) and the influential “Pod Save America” guys.

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:

Biden heading to Michigan for rally after high-stakes news conference — The president heads to the must-win state after a mixed session with reporters that showcased his knowledge but also included verbal stumbles. — President Biden is set to hold a campaign rally in Michigan …

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Anna Conkling / The Daily Beast:

The Kremlin Is Angry at Biden's Remarks About Putin at NATO Summit — ‘IMPERMISSIBLE’ — “We continue to consider it absolutely unacceptable and impermissible behavior for a head of state to make such disrespectful remarks about other heads of state,” the Kremlin said.

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Politico:

Playbook: Biden's presser leaves Dems in ‘purgatory’ — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT — “The race for the presidency remains statistically tied despite [President JOE] BIDEN's dismal debate performance two weeks ago …

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Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:

Joe Biden Calls Kamala Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ at Crucial Press Conference — OH JOE — The president's make-or-break press conference started with a mix-up after he called Ukrainian President Zelensky “Putin.” — Deputy Washington Bureau Chief — Joe Biden started …

Politico:

Biden does some damage control with House Dems — but not enough — President Joe Biden delivered a steady performance at a high-stakes press conference Thursday but still fell short of assuring jittery Democrats concerned about his future, prolonging painful questions across the party.

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Ben Jacobs / Politico:

'It's Like Being Liberated': Republicans Bask in the Glow of a Democratic Meltdown — After years of answering for their own party's dysfunction, GOP lawmakers are delighted to watch Democrats squirm over what to do about Joe Biden. — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Politico:

Trump allies view Biden's press conference as ‘best of both worlds’ — They say Biden performed well enough to stave off calls to drop out but managed to provide campaign ad fodder. — Former President Donald Trump's advisers and allies viewed President Joe Biden's press conference …

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Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner: The conspiracy to replace Biden is real

New York Times: Live Election Updates: Donors Freeze Roughly $90 Million as Long as Biden Stays in Race

Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Potentially dozens of Democrats expected to call on Biden to step aside after NATO conference

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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: How Biden's Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory

Wall Street Journal:
Is Kamala Harris a Stronger Candidate Than Biden?

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Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
‘Worst Case Scenario’: Biden Avoids Total Collapse In Gaffe-Heavy Presser

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Marist Poll:
Contest for President Still “Up for Grabs”

Discussion: Washington Post, Fox News and PBS NewsHour

ABC News:
White House guests recount concerns after seeing Biden weeks before debate: ‘What we witnessed was troubling’

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Biden poised to face “deluge” of fresh calls to drop out

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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Biden's press conference will be a key test for him. But he's no master of the big rhetorical moment

CNN:
Angry and stunned Democrats blame Biden's closest advisers for shielding public from full extent of president's decline

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Punchbowl News:
House GOP sits on Biden impeachment report as Democrats implode

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Politico:
Biden faces his lowest point since the debate

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New York Times:
Trump's Team Plans to Go After Kamala Harris at Republican Convention

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Biden won't drop out of election against Trump unless polls say 'there's no way you can win'

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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
GOP Push To Fine Merrick Garland $10,000 A Day Over Biden Audio Fails

HuffPost:
Joe Biden Is Facing Questions About His Age And Mental Acuity. What About Donald Trump?

Discussion: NPR and Republikkkan Orcs

Anna Conkling / The Daily Beast:

GOP Rep Delivers a House Floor Speech Straight Out of 'The Handmaid's Tale' — BLESSED BE THE FRUIT — In a speech before the House that seemed lifted right out of Margaret Atwood's dystopian classic, Rep. Glenn Grothman said he wants the U.S. to go back to 1960.

Discussion: Raw Story

Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:

July 11, 2024 — Yesterday, Raw Story reported that Ivan Raiklin, Trump's self-declared “Secretary of Retribution” has compiled a “Deep State target list” of 350 people he wants to see arrested and punished for “treason” if Trump is reelected. The list includes Democratic and Republican elected officials …

Discussion: Alternet.org

Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance

Discussion: Raw Story and Wide World of News

Davidrlurie / Public Notice:

Where are the Radical Republicans when we need them? — America once understood the necessity of uniting against existential threats. … History teaches a clear lesson: When a nation's democratic institutions are facing an existential threat, relentlessly opposing it should be the sole focus.

Amanda Marcotte / Salon:

AOC understands the stakes: The “high crimes” of Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito must be prosecuted — The corruption of Supreme Court justices is about more than greed. It “constitutes a clear danger to our democracy” — Corruption is one of those issues that tends to rile …

Discussion: New Republic, American Greatness, USA Today, PJ Media and Patterico's Pontifications

emptywheel:

Trump May Attempt to Disavow Project 2025 — but He's not Disavowing Viktor Orbán — The press has been a bit befuddled by Trump's repeated attempts to disavow Project 2025. — One of the best debunkings of Trump's false disavowal came from CNN, which made a list of the 140 Trump associates involved in Project 2025.

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The Big Picture:
Breaking Down Project 2025 — Recently, it's been encouraging to see so many Americans waking up to the danger of Project 2025.

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NBC News:

AT&T says hackers stole records of nearly all cellular customers' calls and texts — The data contains records of calls and texts between approximately May 1 and Oct. 31, 2022, and on Jan. 2, 2023. — Hackers stole six months' worth of call and text message records of nearly every …

Journal Sentinel:

Milwaukee radio station says it agreed to edit interview with Joe Biden — Jessie Opoien Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — MADISON — Civic Media, a Wisconsin-based progressive talk-radio network, said Thursday it had agreed to make two edits to an interview with President Joe Biden …