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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Where Harris has improved the most on Biden — She's doing much better than Biden in every swing state. — ∙ Paid — I'll have a story forthcoming for you later this week — if I can find the time in between the zillion podcasts I'm doing — on renewed GOP efforts to “unskew the polls”.
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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.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Trump Allies Fear He's Sabotaging His Own Campaign — The former president can't get over feeling “cheated” by Joe Biden's exit from the race, says one source, while another speculates he might “have PTSD” following last month's assassination attempt. — In the hierarchy of Donald Trump's put-downs …
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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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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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Breitbart, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Kamala Harris is taking power back from the press corps
Kamala Harris is taking power back from the press corps
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Balloon Juice, Twitchy and Fox News
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Carville says Harris is more likely to win by larger margin than Trump
Carville says Harris is more likely to win by larger margin than Trump
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Mediaite
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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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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Sun-Sentinel, Florida Politics, Florida Phoenix, Alternet.org and So What
Associated Press:
Arizona court: Fetus can be referred to as ‘unborn human being’ in abortion measure voter pamphlet — PHOENIX (AP) — An informational pamphlet for voters who will decide whether to guarantee the constitutional right to an abortion can refer to a fetus as an “unborn human being,” the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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Todd Runkle / The Asheville Citizen Times:
Donald Trump rally in Asheville live updates: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium is full — Former President Donald Trump is in Asheville today, Aug. 14, to hold a campaign rally in his bid to regain the presidency in the Nov. 5 general election. It is Trump's first campaign visit to Asheville since September 2016 …
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and PoliticusUSA
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Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Trump Campaign Forced to Pay North Carolina City $82k in Advance for Rally
Trump Campaign Forced to Pay North Carolina City $82k in Advance for Rally
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USA Today, The Guardian, Reuters, Breitbart, ABC News, CBS News and The Asheville Citizen Times
Laura Hackett / BPR:
Trump campaign paid Asheville $82K in advance for auditorium rental
Trump campaign paid Asheville $82K in advance for auditorium rental
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The Asheville Citizen Times, RedState, PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Prepare for Trump to be sentenced to prison on September 18 — The objective here is to enable VP Kamala Harris and the media-Democratic complex to label Trump ‘a convicted felon sentenced to prison’ as voting begins — To the surprise of no one, Judge Juan Merchan has yet again denied …
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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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
When Will They Speak Again? Once Close, Biden and Pelosi Are at Odds.
When Will They Speak Again? Once Close, Biden and Pelosi Are at Odds.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Business Insider
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 …
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Forbes and The Times of Israel
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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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HuffPost, Mediaite, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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 …
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Mediaite, HuffPost and Black America Web
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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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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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 …
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.
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Washington Examiner, Slate, FOX6 News Milwaukee and WHYY
Nancy Vu / Washington Examiner:
Daily on Energy: Central Atlantic offshore wind sale results, Nord Stream escape, ‘problematic’ permitting — WIND IN THEIR SALES: The Interior Department announced the winners of its fifth offshore wind lease sale on Wednesday, which resulted in $92.7 million in winning bids.
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 …
Rich Noyes / Newsbusters:
EXCLUSIVE MRC POLL: Most Dem Voters Don't Know About Harris's Radicalism — Text to Speech … A significant new Media Research Center poll finds that large majorities of registered Democrats and Independents who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 — exactly those who would be expected …
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Washington Examiner and The National Pulse
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October … The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban marketers from using fake reviews, like those generated with AI technology, and other misleading practices to promote their products and services.
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Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Nassau County, New York, signs first face covering ban into law — “This is not an abridgment of anybody's rights. Nobody has a constitutional right to hide their identity in public,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said Wednesday. — A controversial ban on wearing face coverings …
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