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4:35 PM ET, August 14, 2024

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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 …
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 …
Rich Noyes / Newsbusters:
EXCLUSIVE MRC POLL: Most Dem Voters Don't Know About Harris's Radicalism
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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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
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” …
Ashley Carnahan / Fox News:
Nikki Haley has blunt message for Trump, GOP as Kamala Harris gains momentum: ‘Quit whining’
Elizabeth Stauffer / Washington Examiner:
JD Vance hits stride and defines Kamala Harris while swatting away talking heads
Discussion: The Good in Us
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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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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Martha Williams / Daily Mail:
Former Trump aides claim Donald is in ‘meltdown’ and ‘feels the election is slipping from him’... so is ‘lighting up the campaign’  —  Donald Trump is ‘lighting up’ his campaign staffers as he hunkers down at Mar-a-Lago, two former aides have claimed.  —  The former president's reported meltdown comes …
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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.
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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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Google says Iranian efforts to hack US presidential campaigns are ongoing and wide-ranging  —  Google said Wednesday that an alleged Iranian hacking operation aimed at US presidential campaigns is ongoing and more wide-ranging than previously known as the hackers continue to target …
Discussion: The Keyword and Forbes
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Reporter grills Trump over ‘false’ crowd size claim: 'There's all kinds of video evidence'  —  Former President Donald Trump continued to falsely claim this week that he had spoken to the largest crowds in history.  —  After casting his ballot during early voting in the Florida primary Wednesday …
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” …
Discussion: HuffPost, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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 …
David Moye / HuffPost:
Discussion: Raw Story and RTÉ
Associated Press:
Turnout in Wisconsin election tops 26%, highest in 60 years for fall primary in presidential year  —  Turnout in Wisconsin's election Tuesday was the highest in 60 years for a presidential year partisan primary, with over 26% of the state's voting-age population casting ballots, based on unofficial results.
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Project 2025's Climate Cuts Would Cost Americans Billions Of Dollars Per Year  —  The Republican manifesto would cost millions of jobs and cause a dramatic surge in emissions.  —  LOADING  —  Project 2025 ― the plan that Republican operatives have drafted as a policy blueprint …
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?”
Discussion: Alternet.org
 
 
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden administration releases national heat strategy
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Holly Ramer / Associated Press:
There's an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris' or Harris's?
New York Times:
Readers' Pleas to The Times: Don't End the New York Endorsements
Discussion: City Journal, Townhall and CNN
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
NYT: By Golly, Hunter Did Try to Sell Influence — And White House Covered It Up!
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Ex-US air force specialist with Christian nationalist ties leads combat trainings
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The Saudi Crown Prince is Talking About An Assassination. His Own.
KULR-TV:
New poll shows Sheehy holds slim lead over Tester in U.S. Senate race
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