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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 …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Lara Trump Compares Harris to a Fashion Designer's Faux ‘Trash Bag’ — It was the latest in a series of vicious personal attacks Republicans have lobbed at the vice president since Democrats coalesced around her as their presidential nominee. — Lara Trump, the Republican Party co-chair …
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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.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Whoa: Trump Hits 52% in New Harvard/Harris Poll
Whoa: Trump Hits 52% in New Harvard/Harris Poll
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: The pro-Harris ad blitz begins
Playbook PM: The pro-Harris ad blitz begins
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Playbook: The anti-Harris ad blitz begins
Playbook: The anti-Harris ad blitz begins
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Carl Lamarre / Billboard:
Megan Thee Stallion to Join Kamala Harris During Rally in Atlanta for Special Performance
Megan Thee Stallion to Join Kamala Harris During Rally in Atlanta for Special Performance
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Why Kamala Harris's Progressive Ideas From 2020 Might Hurt Her in 2024
Why Kamala Harris's Progressive Ideas From 2020 Might Hurt Her in 2024
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Murkowski slams Vance's ‘childless cat lady’ comments as ‘offensive’ to women — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) hit her party's own vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), for what she called “offensive” comments about “childless cat ladies.” “If the Republican Party is trying …
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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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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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ABC News:
Harris to hold rally in Georgia as campaign continues to make battleground state push
Harris to hold rally in Georgia as campaign continues to make battleground state push
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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The battle for Trump power … - Trump constantly tells friends he felt burned by disloyal Cabinet officials and staff last time around. … - JD Vance would be very involved with planning Trump's transition — the high-stakes period between Election Day and the inauguration.
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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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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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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”:
Politico:
Trump would ‘absolutely’ scrap Biden's Air Force One colors, adviser says — If reelected, Trump still has time to change the paint job back to red, white and dark blue. But it'd be expensive. — If Donald Trump returns to the presidency, he'll have another shot at achieving a goal …
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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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