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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Bringing back the joy”: Kamala Harris' rally blows away JD Vance's weird appearance across town  —  In Philadelphia, thousands cheered for Tim Walz, while Trump's running mate spoke to a small, aggrieved group  —  “He's so weird!  He's so weird!” the crowd chanted in a sing-song …
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J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Electoral College Rating Changes: GA Back to Toss-up, MN/NH Better for Democrats  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — In the few weeks that Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as Democrats' standard bearer, she has “reset” the electoral map to some degree, as she has polled better …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dan Primack / Axios:
Gov. Tim Walz doesn't own a single stock … Same goes for his wife Gwen, per tax filings.  — His disclosures, both from his final year in Congress and his time as Minnesota governor, also show no mutual funds, bonds, private equities, or other securities.  — No book deals or speaking fees or crypto or racehorse interests.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Kamala Harris's inspired choice  —  🚨 This all-free, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.  —  📈 Subscribe to Public Notice 📈
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Brown walked so Walz could run  —  During her first presidential bid, Kamala Harris' top aides mused about naming Sen. Sherrod Brown as a running mate should she secure the nomination.  He shares many qualities with her current pick.  —  Kamala Harris never got close enough …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Axelrod suggests Harris passing over Shapiro was ‘mutual’ decision  —  Democratic strategist David Axelrod suggested Vice President Harris's decision not to tap Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) as her running mate was a “mutual” one between the two Democrats, rather than a one-sided conclusion.
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
J.D. Vance Is on a Stalker Tour of Swing States  —  Following Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on the campaign trail, Vance just reinforces the notion: He's creepy.  —  Pocket  —  One of my favorite moments in that Harris-Walzapalooza in Philadelphia last night was when second gentleman Doug …
Discussion: The Root
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Harris Chooses Comfort Food: Will America Bite?
Fox News:
I served with Tim Walz as a Republican in the House. He'll be a good vice president
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's reset opportunity
Stephanie McCrummen / The Atlantic:
Having a Chance Has Changed the Democrats
Discussion: New York Post
Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
Tim Walz doesn't own any stocks: What to know about Kamala Harris' running mate's personal finances
Discussion: The Hill, The Forward and USA Today
Rolling Stone:
Harris Campaign Plans to Deploy Tim Walz as Her Anti-MAGA ‘Sledgehammer’
Politico:
What Walz told Harris in his VP interview
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Five controversies surrounding vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, from DUI to COVID fraud
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's New Attack on Tim Walz Proves Irony Is Dead  —  Ohio Senator J.D. Vance has gone on the attack against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's military service—even if he's not the right guy to be pointing the finger.  —  “When were you ever in war?”  Vance asked rhetorically at a Michigan rally on Wednesday.
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New York Post:
Tim Walz left National Guard battalion ‘hanging,’ ‘slithered out the door’ before Iraq deployment: vets
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump World Fueled an Anti-Shapiro Whisper Campaign
Washington Post:
JD Vance over text: Crude, dismissive and friendly with the far-right fringe  —  Private messages show Trump's running mate entertaining conspiracy theories and scorning the late Sheldon Adelson.  —  The day after JD Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, he received a congratulatory text …
Madeline Peltz / Media Matters for America:
Delayed publication of Heritage president's book reflects Project 2025 shell game  —  Media Matters has obtained a galley copy of Dawn's Early Light, which decries IVF, abortion, childlessness, and dog parks  —  Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts' book will be published …
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Project 2025 partner event called surrogacy and IVF a “crime,” “evil,” and “the most rotten thing a society can possibly do to children”
Discussion: Page Six
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Kamala Goes Electric and Trump Melts Down  —  Last Thursday the Harris campaign began offering tickets for a campaign rally in Detroit the following Wednesday (tomorrow, August 7th).  Over the first 24 hours they received 47,000 requests for tickets.  47,000.
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John Kenneth White / The Hill:
Trump has never had to face someone with Kamala Harris's raw talent
Discussion: Twitchy
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he'll be debating Harris ‘in the pretty near future’
Ian James / Los Angeles Times:
Forest Service orders Arrowhead bottled water company to shut down California pipeline  —  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)  —  In a decision that could end a years-long battle over commercial extraction of water from public lands, the U.S. Forest Service has ordered the company …
Olivia Goldhill / STAT:
Trump keeps losing his train of thought.  Cognitive experts have theories about why  —  In a speech earlier this year, former President Trump was mocking President Biden's ability to walk through sand when he suddenly switched to talking about the old Hollywood icon Cary Grant.
Discussion: The Raw Story
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Another fake elector domino falls in Arizona after ex-Trump attorney caves to prosecutors  —  Amid scrutiny by the congressional Jan. 6 committee into Donald Trump's alleged fake elector scheme in Arizona two years ago, Republican activist Lorraine Pellegrino deflected on her role in advancing …
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Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Musk's Twitter ‘Boycott’ Lawsuit Is a ‘Hideous Joke’: Former FTC Official  —  “This complaint doesn't even get into the batter's box, much less get the chance to strike out,” says David Balto, FTC policy director from 1998 to 2001 … This time, the company is going after a cohort of advertisers …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
It's getting worse for JD Vance
Discussion: The Raw Story
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent
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David Montgomery / YouGov:
What voters think about Tim Walz
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
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