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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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Republicans can't replace their old man nominee, so they're pretending JD Vance is the GOP candidate  —  Donald Trump's running mate weirds voters out, but at least he's not an incoherent mess like his boss  —  “What a stupid question this is!”  Donald Trump recently raged at a journalist during …
Associated Press:
Harris is pushing joy.  Trump paints a darker picture.  Will mismatched moods matter?  —  At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.”
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
‘AI’ crowds and unskewed polls: Trump prepares to reject another loss
Discussion: RedState
James Powel / USA Today:   Harris becomes betting favorite in presidential election odds after swing state barnstorm
Politico:
Playbook: The unwritten Harris agenda
Discussion: Townhall
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign touts border record in new ad
Discussion: Newsbusters
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump spreads false conspiracy theory about Harris' Detroit crowd size
Associated Press:
Trump reportedly used a slur against Harris in private conversations
Discussion: The Root
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump posts campaign ad on X ahead of Musk interview  —  Former President Trump on Monday posted to the social platform X for the first time in nearly a year, sharing a campaign advertisement just hours before he is set to sit for an interview with the platform's owner, Elon Musk.
emptywheel:
Elon Musk's Machine for Political Violence  —  Last October, I wrote a post called “Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism,” describing how Twitter had twice served Donald Trump's electoral ambitions.  —  In 2016, trolls — including Don Jr — workshopped memes on a DM list and then used their reach to pressure MSM to adopt their narratives.
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Donald Trump Is Freaked Out in Ways He Never Imagined Were Possible  —  The Harris-Walz campaign proved two important things last week.  First, it proved that sometimes all you really have to do is answer attacks—the mere fact of answering them deflates their momentum.
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:   Desperate times: Trumpers launch Swiftboating 2.0
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 …
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Betsy DeVos would consider working with Trump again — under one condition  —  Donald Trump's former education secretary Betsy DeVos has changed her mind on serving in his administration if he wins re-election.  —  DeVos resigned on Jan. 7, 2021, following the U.S. Capitol riot, which she called …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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 …
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 …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Vice President Kamala Harris's choice of Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate seems to cement the emergence of a new Democratic Party.  —  When he took office in January 2021, President Joe Biden was clear that he intended to launch a new era in America, overturning the neoliberalism …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
JD Vance's false claim that ‘green energy scam’ ships jobs to China  —  The GOP vice-presidential candidate knocks the Inflation Reduction Act, which was designed to combat China's green energy dominance.  —  “She cast the deciding vote for the so-called Inflation Reduction Act that sent a lot of our resources to China.”
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Financial Times:
Delays hit 40% of Biden's major IRA manufacturing projects
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
House Freedom Caucus backs short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown  —  Washington — The conservative House Freedom Caucus announced its official position on the upcoming government funding fight on Monday, urging House Republican leadership to push for a stopgap measure to keep …
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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 …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Experts warn of election disruptions after Trump says campaign was hacked
Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
Can a Minnesota teacher win Pennsylvania?
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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
Na Eng / The Hill:
Walz's candidacy is making kindness great again
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike
Discussion: Fortune and Quartz
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
Discussion: UPI, Axios and Forbes
Washington Post:
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