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3:55 PM ET, August 8, 2024

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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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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 …
Washington Post:
Tim Walz's military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny  —  The Harris-Walz campaign has cited his Army experience as an asset.  But Republicans and some who served with him have questioned claims about his service.  —  Tim Walz was weighing a life-altering decision when he stepped …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Harris's Rise Has Unsettled Trump, Who Is Struggling to Focus, Supporters Say  —  Donald J. Trump's allies want him to talk about the issues, but he seems distracted by Kamala Harris's burst of momentum.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump dialed into “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning …
Discussion: Wide World of News and Axios
Politico:
Playbook: Team Trump tries to tear down Walz
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump isn't campaigning as hard as he used to  —  In 2016 and even 2020, Trump kept up a brisk pace of events in the summer.  This year, he hasn't.  —  Donald Trump has always been fixated on crowd size, to the point that it's one of the defining features of his approach to politics.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. and the third-party effect are now hurting Trump  —  The dynamic has shifted with Kamala Harris atop the Democratic ticket.  And Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — once elevated by Trump allies — is looking more like a significant liability for the GOP nominee.
Discussion: C-SPAN.org, CBS News and Axios
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates Trump holds news conference as Harris gains ground
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump campaign calls Harris' surge ‘suspended reality’
Discussion: New York Times
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Hold a News Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday
Washington Post:
Trump complains about campaign as advisers try to focus on attacking Harris
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Biden “not confident” Trump will accept 2024 election results
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
‘If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that’: Harris fires back at Gaza protesters at rally
Charles Franklin / Marquette University Law School:
New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds Harris leading Trump and outperforming Biden against Trump; enthusiasm to vote among Democrats having risen substantially  —  MILWAUKEE - A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds Vice President Kamala Harris is the choice …
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Highground Inc.:
Democrats Take Early ‘Top of the Ticket’ Lead Following Arizona's Primary Election  —  You are here: - Home - Democrats Take Early 'Top of...  Harris holds slim lead over Trump within the margin while Gallego leads Lake by 11 in Arizona  —  Contact: Paul Bentz, 602-528-3684
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 …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Vibes and Polls and Positioning of the Harris Candidacy
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
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New York Times:
Elon Musk's X Sued an Advertising Coalition.  Now It's Shutting Down.  —  The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will dissolve after Mr. Musk accused the group of orchestrating a boycott.  —  An influential advertising industry group said it would shut down after being sued this week by X …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Nancy Pelosi's Art of Power  —  The former Speaker discusses how she hastened Joe Biden's decision to drop out, her new memoir, and not getting “doggy doo-doo on your shoe.”  —  Nancy Pelosi likes to say that she went from “housewife to House member to House Speaker.”
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pelosi says it's her life goal to ensure ‘that man’ Trump never steps in the White House again  —  Nancy Pelosi's influence can be seen all across the Democratic Party shakeup that in a few short, agonizing weeks has reengineered the 2024 presidential ticket and the race for the White House.
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
What the Jeffrey Epstein Documents Reveal About Donald Trump  —  Speculation about which famous and powerful figures would be tarnished by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal heated up at the end of last year when a judge ordered that court documents from a years-old case related to the disgraced financier be made public.
Brendan Morrow / USA Today:
Taylor Swift terrorist threat suspect confessed he intended to kill fans: Officials  —  The suspect accused of plotting a terrorist attack at Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna confessed that he intended to kill himself and a crowd on Thursday or Friday, according to officials.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
ISIS-Inspired Teens Planned to Attack Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
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 …
Dan Gillmor / The cornerstone of democracy:
A daily compendium of helpful reporting and commentary surrounding the pivotal 2024 elections in the United States.  You won't find horse race coverage here, or the standard “both sides” BS that passes so often for political journalism.  What you will find are links, with brief commentary …
Discussion: The Guardian and Mother Jones
 
 
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk's misleading election claims have accrued 1.2 billion views on X, new analysis says
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Man who brought firearm near Capitol sentenced to 2 years in prison
Discussion: USA Today
Mina Aldroubi / The National:
Outrage as Iraq considers allowing girls aged nine to be married
Discussion: Breitbart
U.S. General Services Administration:
Vote.gov makes it easier for voters to find trustworthy, official voting information
Fiona Harvey / The Guardian:
‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy
Discussion: The Nation and NPR
Anusha Mathur / Politico:
JD Vance's TikTok flop
 Earlier Items: 
David Strom / HotAir:
Will Walz's Stolen Valor and Demotion Be a Fatal Wound?
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
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Steve Martin turns down Walz role on ‘SNL’: 'I'm not an impressionist'
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Chutkan in charge: Judge ignites flurry of activity in Trump Jan. 6 case
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Hunter Biden ‘received compensation’ from Romanian businessman aiming to influence U.S. policy, special counsel in tax case says
Maya Boddie / The Raw Story:
‘I think this settles it’: Vance busted over resurfaced post jabbing ‘undisputed war hero’
 

 
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