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10:20 AM ET, August 8, 2024

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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.
Discussion: The Raw Story and Political Wire
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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
J.D. 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”.  —  J.D. Vance briskly marched up to Air Force 2 …
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 …
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
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Says He'll Focus on Issues.  His Allies Are Not Holding Their Breath.  —  Donald J. Trump has attacked Kamala Harris with racially loaded insults and a new, confusing nickname.  “I would stick to the price of groceries,” one Republican said.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump dialed into …
The Daily Beast:
Harris Shuts Down Trumpian ‘Lock Him Up’ Chants
Discussion: HuffPost
ABC News:
Despite new criticism, Trump told Walz in 2020 he was ‘very happy’ with his handling of George Floyd protests
S.V. Date / HuffPost:   Trump, Off The Campaign Trail, Comes Up With New Puerile Insult For Harris: ‘Kamabla’
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris, Walz rally seeking to build momentum in Blue Wall states with Michigan, Wisconsin stops
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump praised Walz's handling of 2020 George Floyd protests in governors call: Report
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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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 …
Media Matters for America:
Right-wing media push old debunked smear of Walz's military record despite his 24 years of service
NBC News:
Republicans start tearing down Walz by going after his military record
New York Post:
JD Vance approaches Air Force Two after Kamala Harris, Walz land in Wisconsin — says it will be ‘my plane’ soon
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 …
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 …
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.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Pelosi on Biden: ‘We did not have a campaign that was on the path to victory’
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’
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 …
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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 …
New York Times:
Tim Walz's Sudden Rise in the Democratic Party Was No Accident  —  More than a year ago, Tim Walz and his aides decided to be ready in case an irresistible opportunity arose.  Their tightly held strategy helped them catch political lightning in a bottle.  —  Shortly after the 2022 midterms …
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
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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 …
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.
 
 
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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
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Chutkan in charge: Judge ignites flurry of activity in Trump Jan. 6 case
Public Notice:
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Sabine Martin / Arizona Republic:
Former aides of John McCain throw support to Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego
Trisha Thadani / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's X accused of bias after pro-Harris accounts labeled as ‘spam’
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
NBC News:
Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terror plot targeted shows
Ian James / Los Angeles Times:
Forest Service orders Arrowhead bottled water company to shut down California pipeline
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