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6:25 PM ET, August 7, 2024

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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: The Hill and Washington Examiner
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.
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.
ABC News:
Despite new criticism, Trump told Walz in 2020 he was ‘very happy’ with his handling of George Floyd protests  —  GOP critics are seizing on the VP candidate's handling of the protests.  —  In this June 3, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to the press in St. Paul, Minnesota.
NBC News:
Republicans start tearing down Walz by going after his military record  —  The charge has been led by Vance, a veteran who served in Iraq, going after Walz's decision to leave the National Guard to run for public office.  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign is homing in on what advisers …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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New York Post:
JD Vance approaches Air Force Two after Kamala Harris, Walz land in Wisconsin — says it will be ‘my plane’ soon
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Brown walked so Walz could run
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Harris Chooses Comfort Food: Will America Bite?
Stephanie McCrummen / The Atlantic:
Having a Chance Has Changed the Democrats
Discussion: New York Post
Fox News:
I served with Tim Walz as a Republican in the House. He'll be a good vice president
David Montgomery / YouGov:
What voters think about Tim Walz
Rolling Stone:
Harris Campaign Plans to Deploy Tim Walz as Her Anti-MAGA ‘Sledgehammer’
Washington Post:
Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022  —  Trump took the flight to speak at a Heritage Foundation conference, where he said, “They're going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do.”  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
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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 …
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.
Discussion: MLive.com
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John Kenneth White / The Hill:
Trump has never had to face someone with Kamala Harris's raw talent
Discussion: Twitchy
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 …
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.
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 …
Jordan Schachtel / The Dossier:
Stolen Valor: Tim Walz launched political career on false claim as combat veteran in the War on Terror  —  VP candidate told public and media that he ran for office after fighting in Iraq.  —  The Tim Walz Stolen Valor story goes back to the very beginning of his political career.
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Walz's Holy Trinity of Normal: Coach, Teacher, Veteran
Discussion: Fox News, Twin Cities and Breitbart
NBC News:
Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terror plot targeted shows  —  Two men were arrested in what police said were terror plots at major events in Vienna.  One of those arrested was a 19-year-old who allegedly pledged his allegiance to ISIS.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Why Trump supporters are calling Walz ‘Tampon Tim’  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
It's getting worse for JD Vance  —  A half-dozen polls in recent weeks have shown his already-underwhelming image deteriorating.  And they suggest his past comments about childless women aren't helping.  —  Two weeks ago, I noted that the early signs for JD Vance as Donald Trump's vice-presidential nominee were not encouraging.
Discussion: The Raw Story
 
 
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Andrew Lapin / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Tim Walz wrote a master's thesis on Holocaust education, just as his own school's approach drew criticism
Eden Teshome / The Hill:
Pelosi on ‘weird’ attacks against GOP: 'I think it's too generous'
Discussion: Axios
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent
Discussion: Gallup and The Hill
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