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7:25 AM ET, August 19, 2024

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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Pennsylvania conservatives panicked Trump is ‘not even trying’ to win key voting bloc  —  Conservatives in Pennsylvania are growing increasingly alarmed that Donald Trump is not making a concerted effort to win the state's 19 Electoral College votes which could mean the difference between …
Discussion: Fox News
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Politico:
Playbook: Biden's day to bask  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Greetings from Chicago, where the Democratic National Convention kicks off in a few hours, marking another milestone in this crazy presidential election year.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
How Democrats Reversed the Script on the GOP  —  Now it's Harris' party that's showing a sense of unity, purpose and relentless focus on winning.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is discarding her now-inconvenient left-wing proposals from her 2020 primary bid and airing tough-on the-border ads?
Discussion: NBC News and New York Times
Politico:
Harris would make history for women if elected.  Here's why she doesn't talk about that much.  —  She's talking more about her upbringing and prosecutorial track record.  —  Kamala Harris, if elected, would make history as the first woman president.  And she's letting that fact speak for itself.
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Harris implies Trump a ‘coward’ during Pennsylvania campaign appearance  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris indirectly criticized former President Donald Trump on Sunday, suggesting her opponent in the Nov. 5 election was a “coward” whose politics focused on putting down rivals.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Harris' momentum is growing.  Our polling expert explains whether it'll last.  —  Candidates who end the conventions on the upswing typically see that momentum continue through to Election Day.  —  Kamala Harris stole Donald Trump's Republican convention bounce.
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall, Raw Story and USA Today
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Pennsylvania is slipping from Donald Trump's grasp
Discussion: Mediaite
Bloomberg:
Trump to Visit Border in Bid to Counter Harris Convention Speech
Discussion: The Atlantic
Avery Lotz / Axios:
“Fake polls”: Vance downplays Harris rise
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump 'might win, but he's not a majority candidate': Brit Hume  —  Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on Sunday argued that while former President Trump could win the November election, voters' dislike of him makes him “not a majority candidate.”  —  When asked on “Fox News Sunday” …
Discussion: Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:   Former GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock says she's voting for Harris
Anumita Kaur / Washington Post:
Former GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock says she'll vote for Kamala Harris
Discussion: Raw Story
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Sunday Snapshot: Republicans admit Trump the “provocateur” could lose
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘Trump the provocateur, the showman may not win this election’
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Axios:
Michelle Obama to address Democratic Convention on Tuesday
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
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Washington Post:
FBI arrests D.C. Council member Trayon White  —  The nature of the allegations against White, a Democrat representing Ward 8, were not immediately clear.  The FBI declined to comment.  —  The FBI arrested D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. on Sunday, according to the council's chairman …
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy's last flop … - Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected to win easily on Tuesday despite a McCarthy-linked PAC spending more than $3 million against him.  — “McCarthy thinks about me a lot more than I think about him,” Gaetz told us. … - “[W]hen you leave, you should go off to do the next thing you're going to do.
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Republicans flood TV with misleading ads about immigration, border  —  Turn on reduced motion Scroll to continue  —  Throughout the year, American airwaves were inundated by campaign advertising mentioning immigration, placing the issue at the center of this year's elections.
Maggie Severns / Wall Street Journal:
Inside Kamala Harris's Enormous Fundraising Drive  —  Donors have taken a give-money-now, ask-questions-later approach to fueling the Democratic ticket  —  Heather Ahern Huish was so elated when she read online that President Biden was endorsing Kamala Harris for the White House …
Washington Post:
Secret Service finds protecting Trump is extraordinarily challenging  —  Trump's team has complained in the wake of an assassination attempt that earlier requests for additional resources had been denied, while agency officials say he receives a heavier level of security than any other former president.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
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Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Democrats are dwindling in Wyoming. A primary election law further reduces their influence
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Harris should talk to journalists more. Particularly the wonky ones.
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The 47 Seconds That Saved Kamala Harris's Political Career
Discussion: Reason
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's new absurdity: ‘Kamala price hikes’ cost a typical family $28,000
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
David Cohen / Politico:
Tammy Duckworth rips Trump over remarks about medal-winning soldiers
Discussion: The Hill and Rolling Stone
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Azari / MSNBC:
JD Vance isn't helping Trump's ticket. Removing him would be even worse.
Discussion: Raw Story
NewsHound Ellen / Crooks and Liars:
MAGA Pastor Hates Democracy Because It Allows Women To Vote
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia's Election Results
David Martin / CBS News:
Former aide H.R. McMaster on how Trump enjoys “pitting people against each other”
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Far-right influencers turn against Trump campaign
 

 
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