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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
The Fight To Redefine the 2024 Race for President — A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey conducted by BSG and GS Strategy Group shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading or tied with former President Donald Trump in all but one of the seven battleground states.
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Jump in Enthusiasm for 2024 Race — Harris picks up support among young voters and ‘double haters’ — West Long Branch, NJ - Democrats' enthusiasm has skyrocketed since they swapped their presidential nominee. The latest national Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds voter support …
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HuffPost, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, New Jersey Online and The Guardian
FAU PolCom Lab:
Harris Narrows in Florida: Is the Sunshine State Up for Grabs? — As the 2024 U.S. presidential race intensifies, a new poll from the Florida Atlantic University Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab (PolCom Lab) and Mainstreet Research USA reveals the shifting tides of politics in Florida …
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Florida Politics, Florida Phoenix, Raw Story and So What
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Kamala Harris's joyful realism — This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism. — 🥥 Subscribe to Public Notice 🌴 — The prevailing “take” …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Carville says Harris is more likely to win by larger margin than Trump — Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday that Vice President Harris is more likely than former President Trump to win November's election by a substantial margin. — Carville told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Tuesday …
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Mediaite and Boing Boing
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
J.D. Vance Is Bombing His Audition As Trump Heir Apparent — One of the many interesting things about the abrupt change in the trajectory of the 2024 presidential election since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee is that once very lively questions that had fallen by the wayside are returning.
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CNN, Alternet.org and Plain Dealer
Ashley Carnahan / Fox News:
Nikki Haley has blunt message for Trump, GOP as Kamala Harris gains momentum: ‘Quit whining’
Nikki Haley has blunt message for Trump, GOP as Kamala Harris gains momentum: ‘Quit whining’
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Trump and Vance Fan Out on the Trail
Live Election Updates: Trump and Vance Fan Out on the Trail
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
‘Republicans for Harris’ want conservatives to vote Democrat in 2024 to topple Trump
‘Republicans for Harris’ want conservatives to vote Democrat in 2024 to topple Trump
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NOTUS and The Bulwark
Elizabeth Stauffer / Washington Examiner:
JD Vance hits stride and defines Kamala Harris while swatting away talking heads
JD Vance hits stride and defines Kamala Harris while swatting away talking heads
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The Good in Us
Politico:
Biden harbors lingering frustration at Pelosi, Obama, Schumer — Ahead of the convention that's meant to unify the party, tensions still remain. — President Joe Biden is frustrated that Barack Obama wouldn't tell him to his face that he should leave the race.
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Reuters:
Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case — A New York judge declined for a third time to step aside from the case in which Donald Trump was convicted of charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, dismissing the former U.S. president's claim of conflict …
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Associated Press:
Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's hush money judge refuses third recusal request
Trump's hush money judge refuses third recusal request
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Politico:
A Florida referendum is putting Trump in a bind on abortion — The former president is under pressure to say how he'll vote on the measure. — Donald Trump still doesn't have an answer on how he'll vote on an abortion measure in his home state. And it's about to become a lot harder for him to avoid it.
Sam Sutton / Politico:
Inflation is easing. Now, Harris has an even bigger problem with the economy. — Fissures are forming in the economy just as the Fed's long-running fight against inflation looks to be nearing its conclusion. — Federal Reserve policymakers and top economists say the U.S. has turned the corner on inflation.
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Falls Below 3% for First Time Since 2021
Live Updates: Inflation Falls Below 3% for First Time Since 2021
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Scripps News, Breitbart, The Federalist, CBS News and The Daily Caller
Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Trump Campaign Forced to Pay North Carolina City $82k in Advance for Rally — 's campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week's rally in Asheville, North Carolina. — Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 …
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USA Today, Reuters, The Hill and The Asheville Citizen Times
Lauren Gill / Bolts:
Tampa Voters Get Their Say Two Years After DeSantis Axed Their Democratic Prosecutor — Andrew Warren is running to win back his old job as Tampa's top prosecutor. Since the Democrat joined the race in April, he has released campaign videos, basked in endorsements, and raised hundreds …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
NYT: By Golly, Hunter Did Try to Sell Influence — And White House Covered It Up! — Go figure. It's amazing what some actual reporting — and a withdrawal from a presidential election — can shake loose, no? — Just four short years ago, we were all assured by the Protection Racket Media …
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acecomments.mu.nu, New York Post and Fox News
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Ex-US air force specialist with Christian nationalist ties leads combat trainings — Michael Caughran's history raises questions about extent to which his far-right and survivalist activities overlapped with his enlistment — A former US air force survival expert with militia …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Harris campaign's Google ads rewrite news headlines … - According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before. — The ads say that they are sponsored, but it's not immediately clear …
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Wall Street Journal:
Russia Withdraws Some Forces From Ukraine in Response to Kursk Invasion — Ukraine was sending in reinforcements Tuesday to bolster its foothold in the Russian border region
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Reuters:
Ukraine keeps pounding Kursk in incursion Biden calls ‘real dilemma’ for Putin
Ukraine keeps pounding Kursk in incursion Biden calls ‘real dilemma’ for Putin
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The big question touching a nerve this election: “Can my husband find out who I am voting for?” — November may come down to a battle between controlling men and women who just want their freedom — “Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?”
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Alternet.org
New York Times:
Readers' Pleas to The Times: Don't End the New York Endorsements … To the Editor: — Re “Times to Stop Endorsing Candidates in New York” (Business, Aug. 13): — As a New Yorker who for many years was a reporter for The New York Times, I am appalled that the Times editorial board …
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Townhall, CNN, The Guardian and Associated Press
KULR-TV:
New poll shows Sheehy holds slim lead over Tester in U.S. Senate race — MONTANA - A new statewide Montana poll is showing that Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy is leading over incumbent Democratic senator Jon Tester. — According to the poll of 538 registered voters …
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
GOP pollster on Trump-Harris: 'I haven't seen anything like this' — Republican pollster Frank Luntz appears stunned at the current state of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump matchup and this year's presidential election. — Luntz, who's been called “The Nostradamus of pollsters” …
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Alternet.org and Raw Story