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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance ‘weird.’ Here's why — Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans — branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as “weird.”
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Republicans Are About To Become Desperate — Prior to this most improbable of months, a hallmark of the Biden era had been a great forgetting of the Trump years that preceded it. — Joe Biden's belief that he could unilaterally turn down the temperature in American politics …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Where J.D. Vance's weirdest idea actually came from — Since his selection as former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance has developed a reputation for being a bit strange. — News articles and social media alike are riddled with strange Vance comments: his belief that …
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Truthout, Los Angeles Times and Democrats
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
AOC Shuts Down Republican Whining About Kamala's “Weird” Trump Attack
AOC Shuts Down Republican Whining About Kamala's “Weird” Trump Attack
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story, HuffPost and The Hill
Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Old and quite weird”: Democrats finally discover new effective attack — and Republicans hate it
“Old and quite weird”: Democrats finally discover new effective attack — and Republicans hate it
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Althouse, New York Times, CBS News, USA Today and The Hill
Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris and her VP pick will tour battleground states next week - sources — Vice President Kamala Harris will tour battleground states next week with her vice presidential candidate, two sources familiar with the planning said on Tuesday, a signal the selection process for her running mate is coming to a close.
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New York Times:
Roy Cooper Withdraws From Kamala Harris VP Sweepstakes
Roy Cooper Withdraws From Kamala Harris VP Sweepstakes
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Peter Hamby / Puck:
Yes They Can? — Democrats haven't been this fired up about a presidential candidate since Obama, and the Harris campaign is racing to capitalize on the momentum: hiring veteran ad-maker Jim Margolis, doubling down on TikTok (where Kamala is approaching Trump-level virality), and leaning into the J.D. Vance creep factor.
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Harris is in much better shape than Biden. But she has one big problem. — It's the Electoral College. — ∙ Paid — The Silver Bulletin presidential election forecast model relaunched today, and there's some good news for Democrats: Kamala Harris is in a considerably better position …
Politico:
Harris was expected to have fundraising trouble. Here's why big donors are actually lining up in droves.
Harris was expected to have fundraising trouble. Here's why big donors are actually lining up in droves.
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Politico:
Playbook: The anti-Harris ad blitz begins
Playbook: The anti-Harris ad blitz begins
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Vance tells donors Harris change was a ‘sucker punch,’ at odds with campaign
Vance tells donors Harris change was a ‘sucker punch,’ at odds with campaign
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CNN:
It's not just ‘cat ladies’: JD Vance has a history of disparaging people without kids — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance has a history of making disparaging remarks toward people without children, a CNN KFile review of his comments shows, including fundraising off his now-infamous …
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Niha Masih / Washington Post:
JD Vance just ‘loves family,’ Trump says after ‘childless cat ladies’ backlash
JD Vance just ‘loves family,’ Trump says after ‘childless cat ladies’ backlash
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republican senators divided over Trump sticking with Vance
Republican senators divided over Trump sticking with Vance
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CNN:
Exclusive: The inside story of John Roberts and Trump's immunity win at the Supreme Court — The Supreme Court's toughest cases during Chief Justice John Roberts' tenure have often generated internal suspense, with shifting votes, last-minute switches and the chief's own push toward compromises …
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
‘White Dudes for Harris’ — including The Dude himself — raise over $4M — The Zoom fundraiser for Vice President Harris, attended by actor Jeff Bridges, Mark Hamill and Pete Buttigieg among others, raised over $4 million, organizers said. — After Black Women for Harris and White Women for Harris …
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
‘White Dudes for Harris’ is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
‘White Dudes for Harris’ is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘White dudes’ rally to elect the first female president
‘White dudes’ rally to elect the first female president
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The Guardian, Twitchy, HuffPost, LGBTQ Nation, Louder With Crowder, Semafor, Fox News, The Daily Beast and Associated Press
Alia Shoaib / Newsweek:
‘White Dudes for Harris’ X Suspension Sparks Fury: ‘Election Interference’ — A social-media account for white male supporters of — was briefly suspended from X, formerly — , sparking anger online. — Newsweek observed that the White Dudes for Harris X account had been temporarily suspended …
MSNBC:
Maddow points out frightening truth about Trump's lack of concern about votes — Rachel Maddow rounds up instances in which Donald Trump not only assures his supporters that if he is elected they won't have to vote in the future, but also that even for this 2024 election he does not need votes.
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Washington Examiner, New York Times and National Review
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Harris's best response to the ‘too liberal’ attack — She is the one aligned with the bulk of Americans. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), a possible pick for vice president, gave a pitch-perfect answer on CNN to the charge that he is too “liberal”:
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
New Secret Service director ‘ashamed,’ ‘cannot defend’ Trump shooting — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters — Descriptions
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ProPublica:
Trump Media Quietly Enters Deal With a Republican Donor Who Could Benefit From a Second Trump Administration — This month, former President Donald Trump's media company announced it was making its first major purchase: technology to help stream TV on Truth Social, its Twitter-like platform.
Wall Street Journal:
The 2024 Presidential Debate Plan Was Set. Now It's Chaos. — Harris and Trump campaigns are discussing whether and how often to face off, with TV networks competing to host — Kamala Harris is ready to debate Donald Trump. He is ready to debate her. And just about every TV network wants in on the action.
Matt Friedman / Politico:
NJ Rep. Pascrell breathing on his own as doctors discuss hospital discharge, staff says — The 87-year-old Democrat checked into St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson on July 14 with a fever. — Rep. Bill Pascrell remains hospitalized but is no longer receiving breathing assistance, according to his office.
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New Jersey Globe
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Historian Timothy Ryback: “Hitler could only have dreamed” of Trump's fanatical support — Parallels between America in 2024 and Weimar Germany “astonish me,” says eminent historian of the Nazi era — The world has seen a version of this story before: A charismatic leader and demagogue …
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Raw Story
Rosa Brooks / The Bulwark:
Democracy Will Suffer a Relatively Quiet Death. We Simulated It. — We also found steps we can take now to save it. — PICTURE THIS: It's March 2025, and Donald Trump is back in the White House. Despite the burst of euphoria that followed Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race …
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Associated Press:
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election — As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González on Monday announced that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won …
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