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11:10 AM ET, August 12, 2024

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emptywheel:
In Which Ian Miles Cheong Understands Trump's Campaign Better than NYT  —  The second I saw video of Vice President Harris rolling up to a hangar at Detroit's airport on Air Force Two, then alighting with Tim Walz in front of cheering crowds, I knew it would break Donald Trump's brain.
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris  —  The soundtrack suggested a Beyoncé concert.  The light-up bracelets evoked the Eras Tour.  And the exuberant crowd—more than 14,000 strong, lining up in the rain—resembled the early days of Barack Obama.  Inside a Philadelphia arena on Aug. 6 …
James Powel / USA Today:
Harris becomes betting favorite in presidential election odds after swing state barnstorm  —  Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris stands as the slight betting favorite over Republican nominee former President Donald Trump to win the White House.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Falsely Claims That the Crowds Seen at Harris Rallies Are Fake  —  The former president, in a series of social media posts, said that Vice President Kamala Harris had used A.I. technology to create images of fake crowds at her events.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has taken …
Associated Press:   Trump reportedly used a slur against Harris in private conversations
Politico:
Playbook: The unwritten Harris agenda
Discussion: Townhall
Associated Press:
Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?
Discussion: The Guardian
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Vance hails Trump's Fed idea and pushes back against criticism over past words on American families
Discussion: The Hill, Fortune and New York Times
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Harris is beating Trump by transcending him
Discussion: America, America
Robyn Vinter / The Guardian:
Far-right rallies abandoned amid warnings of 10-year sentences  —  Anti-racism marches attract large crowds as foreign secretary says rioters forgot ‘what it means to be English’  —  Planned far-right rallies did not materialise over the weekend, amid a large turnout of anti-racist protesters …
Popular Information:
The most expensive political ad of all time  —  In 2022, Elon Musk purchased Twitter, one of the world's largest social networks, for $44 billion.  From a financial perspective, it has not worked out well.  Over the last two years, the value of Twitter — which Musk renamed X — has plunged.
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Poll: Democratic attacks on JD Vance are working  —  The Scoop  —  New polling shared exclusively with Semafor shows Democrats' attacks on JD Vance's views on abortion, divorce and “childless cat ladies” are sticking with voters.  —  A pair of surveys by Blueprint, the centrist Democratic pollster backed …
Discussion: Boing Boing and Blueprint
Josephine Rozzelle / CNBC:
White House launches broad new regulatory effort, as Harris prepares to unveil economic plan … The Biden Administration on Monday unveiled a new, multi-agency regulatory initiative to target corporate practices that officials claim are designed to waste consumers' time and needlessly burden …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Early numbers show violent crime dropping sharply … - It also gives Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor in San Francisco and California attorney general, a potent defense against attacks from the right on crime. … - 54 of the 69 major cities in the report saw drops in violent crime …
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike  —  The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it.  Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands …
Discussion: Quartz
Na Eng / The Hill:
Walz's candidacy is making kindness great again  —  When Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, my heart burst with pride for my home state.  As a daughter of Minnesota, it has been thrilling to watch how quickly the country has gone wild for Walz.
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Obama secretly running Kamala Harris campaign: ex-Speaker McCarthy  —  Former President Barack Obama is secretly running Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, using his people to direct her bid, ex-Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed Sunday.  —  “If you're watching the campaign now …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to sue DOJ for $100M over Mar-a-Lago raid, alleging ‘political persecution’  —  Trump attorney says ‘unconstitutional’ raid should never have been approved by Garland, Wray  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Donald Trump is set to sue …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House Freedom Caucus sets its terms for September spending fight  —  The House Freedom Caucus is ramping up pressure on GOP leaders to back a short-term funding bill into early 2025 — seeking to punt major spending decisions into a potential Trump administration.
Discussion: CBS News, Fox News and The Hill
Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
Can a Minnesota teacher win Pennsylvania?  —  ‘MAINSTREAM AMERICAN VALUES’ — Can Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz both rally the Democratic Party's base and win over persuadable conservative and independent voters in battleground states?  — Weekly Education caught up with Arthur Steinberg …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Effort to Crack Down on Everyday Headaches and Hassles That Waste Americans' Time and Money  —  New actions will take on corporate tricks and scams like excessive paperwork, long wait times, and more that pad the profits of big business …
Discussion: Axios, Forbes and UPI
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Trump shooting task force demands documents from top Biden officials in probe kickoff  —  The House of Representatives is kicking off its formal probe into the attempted assassination of former President Trump on Monday.  —  The bipartisan Trump shooting task force sent a pair of letters announcing …
Financial Times:
Delays hit 40% of Biden's major IRA manufacturing projects  —  FT research shows that $84bn of initiatives announced in first year of the IRA and Chips Act have experienced slowdowns  —  Some 40 per cent of the biggest US manufacturing investments announced in the first year …
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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The Hill:
Amicable Walz learned hardball politics in the House
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
‘A different level than 2020’: Trump's plan to steal election is taking shape
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Washington Post:
U.S. deploys submarine to Middle East; Israel anticipates direct attack from Iran
CBS News:
Democrats to invest six figures in turning out voters living outside the U.S.
Discussion: Reuters
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
New Mexico governor invites Texas doctors to practice in her state following restrictive abortion law
Discussion: KHOU-TV
Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
JD Vance's Campaign Won't Deny That's Him in Viral Drag Photo
David French / New York Times:
To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris
Discussion: Fox News and National Review
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
What “Center” Is That, Exactly?  —  Hey friends!  If you've read Very Fine People and enjoyed it …
CNN:
Why fewer women (and men) are running for Congress this year
Discussion: The Atlantic
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
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