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11:10 AM ET, August 8, 2024

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Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
BREAKING: The New York Times helps JD Vance Swiftboat Tim Walz  —  Tim Walz “enlisted Army National Guard in Nebraska in 1981 and retired honorably in 2005,” according to his military records.  Months after Tim Walz retired from the Army National Guard in 2005, his unit received orders to deploy to Iraq.
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Politico:
Why Harris isn't taking questions  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  —  There is a line in the movie “Bull Durham” where CRASH DAVIS, the sage journeyman catcher played by KEVIN COSTNER, tells “NUKE” LaLOOSH …
Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
JD Vance Awkwardly Retreats After Bizarre Attempt to Storm Harris' Empty Plane  —  NO, NOT WEIRD  —  The made-for-TV moment was so weird that it could have been a page taken right out of the script of political TV show “Veep”.  —  JD Vance briskly marched up to Air Force 2, Kamala Harris' plane …
CNN:
Vance reopens line of attack into Walz's military record as two veterans now vie to be vice president  —  Donald Trump's running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance stepped up his attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's portrayal of his military career, accusing him of ducking service in Iraq when he left …
Anusha Mathur / Politico:
JD Vance's TikTok flop  —  BALANCE OF POWER — When Kamala Harris opened her own personal TikTok account in late July, separate from her existing campaign account, within days she received millions of likes and hundreds of thousands of supportive comments welcoming her to the app.
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
‘If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that’: Harris fires back at Gaza protesters at rally
David Strom / HotAir:
Will Walz's Stolen Valor and Demotion Be a Fatal Wound?
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Tim Walz's military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny
The Daily Beast:
Harris Shuts Down Trumpian ‘Lock Him Up’ Chants
Discussion: HuffPost
Media Matters for America:
Right-wing media push old debunked smear of Walz's military record despite his 24 years of service
Politico:
Vance runs a Swift Boat attack against Walz's military service
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris, Walz rally seeking to build momentum in Blue Wall states with Michigan, Wisconsin stops
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump team targets Walz and his military record in attempt to slow down Harris
ABC News:
Despite new criticism, Trump told Walz in 2020 he was ‘very happy’ with his handling of George Floyd protests
Chuck Ross / freebeacon.com:
Tim Walz Falsely Claimed He Served in Afghanistan. When a Local Vet Called Him Out, His Office Did Nothing.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump praised Walz's handling of 2020 George Floyd protests in governors call: Report
NBC News:
Republicans start tearing down Walz by going after his military record
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Washington Post:
Trump complains about campaign as advisers try to focus on attacking Harris  —  The GOP nominee has grown increasingly upset about Kamala Harris's surging poll numbers and media coverage since replacing Joe Biden on the ticket.  —  Donald Trump's candidacy appeared all but destined for victory only weeks ago.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Vibes and Polls and Positioning of the Harris Candidacy  —  Trump campaign staffers may be able to define her if she doesn't beat them to the punch.  —  As I wrote Tuesday, Kamala Harris passed on an opportunity to define herself as a moderate when she selected the progressive favorite Tim Walz …
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Biden “not confident” Trump will accept 2024 election results  —  President Biden said he is “not confident at all” that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025 if former President Donald Trump is defeated.  —  “He means what he says.  We don't take him seriously.  He means it.
Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Presidential Campaign Reset: Arizona, Georgia and Nevada Move From Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  Three weeks ago, Donald Trump was leading President Joe Biden in the Cook Political Report national vote tracker by about 2.5%.  Today, Kamala Harris leads Trump by less than one point …
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Polling guru declares which candidate wins 2024 election if it was held today  — Longtime pollster Frank Luntz has winning advice for Trump and Harris  —  Polling guru Frank Luntz revealed on Wednesday which candidate would win if the election was held today and offered winning advice …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Says He'll Focus on Issues. His Allies Are Not Holding Their Breath.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Pelosi on Biden: ‘We did not have a campaign that was on the path to victory’
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Tim Walz's normal dad energy is causing MAGA to come unglued  —  Walz is the opposite of weird: Kamala Harris' running mate shows masculinity can be about love and not hate  —  In their first go-round in attacking Gov. Tim Walz, the Donald Trump campaign bet that maximum hyperbole …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN's Media Chronicler Strikes Out on His Own  —  Oliver Darcy is starting a subscription-based news site dedicated to covering the media industry, joining a crowded field.  —  Just how big is the market for news about the news?  —  That's a question that Oliver Darcy, a veteran media reporter, is poised to answer.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Steve Martin turns down Walz role on ‘SNL’: 'I'm not an impressionist'  —  Comedian and actor Steve Martin has reportedly turned down the role of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL).  —  Martin, according to the Los Angeles Times, was reached out to by the show's executive producer …
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Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times:
Why Steve Martin declined Lorne Michaels' offer to play Tim Walz on ‘SNL’
Maya Boddie / The Raw Story:
‘I think this settles it’: Vance busted over resurfaced post jabbing ‘undisputed war hero’  —  A two-year-old social media post written by Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) resurfaced on Wednesday, and it's not helping his campaign for vice president.  —  During his candidacy for the Senate in 2022 …
Andrew McDonald / Politico:
Elon Musk shares fake news claiming UK rioters will be sent to ‘detainment camps’  —  LONDON — Elon Musk is at it again.  —  Amid an ongoing feud with the British government about unrest on the country's streets, the billionaire X owner boosted, and then deleted, an entirely-manufactured …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Chutkan in charge: Judge ignites flurry of activity in Trump Jan. 6 case  —  The return of Donald Trump's Jan. 6 prosecution to District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan has ignited a flurry of activity in the once-dormant case, reviving a high stakes court battle after a series of legal wins for the former president.
 
 
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Tim Walz unleashes hell on Earth
Discussion: The Mahablog
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
‘Crosshairs drawn on his head’: Jan. 6 rioter back in custody after threatening Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump RICO judge, feds say
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Reinvestigation of Fulton's 2020 election ordered by Georgia Election Board
Kenneth L. Khachigian / Wall Street Journal:
Nixon Shouldn't Have Resigned  —  I argued in August 1974 that the president should stay and fight.
Discussion: Reason, WTTG-TV and USA Today
Public Notice:
The world has a lot to lose from a second Trump presidency
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Hunter Biden ‘received compensation’ from Romanian businessman aiming to influence U.S. policy, special counsel in tax case says
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Sabine Martin / Arizona Republic:
Former aides of John McCain throw support to Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego
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Elon Musk's X accused of bias after pro-Harris accounts labeled as ‘spam’
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump, Off The Campaign Trail, Comes Up With New Puerile Insult For Harris: ‘Kamabla’
Alyssa Hardy / Teen Vogue:
Why the Harris Walz Camo Hat Is Becoming a Status Symbol for Liberals
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: The Raw Story
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