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10:15 AM ET, August 22, 2024

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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump: ‘I Hate My Opponent’  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS NO PLANS TO HEED the advice of his aides and limit himself to policy contrasts when he debates Kamala Harris.  He wants to make it personal.  —  “This is just the way I am.  I hate my opponent.  I hate my opponents,” …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
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Stephanie Murray / Arizona Republic:
Donald Trump to rally at same Glendale arena where Kamala Harris drew thousands  —  Donald Trump will hit the campaign trail in Glendale on Friday, holding a rally at the same venue where Kamala Harris drew a crowd of 15,000 people earlier this month.  —  It's the perfect opportunity for a crowd size comparison.
MSNBC:
I worked in Trump's White House.  Here's why I'm voting for Kamala Harris.  —  There is only one choice this November, and that candidate is Vice President Kamala Harris.  —  I am a lifelong Republican who worked in the Trump White House, and the truth is that I'd rather be backing a candidate from my own party for president.
New York Times:
Democrats Use the Convention to Try to Define Trump as a Self-Interested Fraud  —  Speeches and videos seek to shrink Donald Trump in order to rise above him, as Kamala Harris and her allies work to minimize him and disengage from him.  —  How to attack former President Donald Trump?
New York Times:
D.N.C. Live Updates: Kamala Harris to Seal Her Nomination With High-Stakes Speech
Filip De Mott / Business Insider:
Trump Media stock is trading near record lows as Kamala Harris reshuffles election odds
Discussion: New York Times, Quartz and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination
Los Angeles Times:
Barack and Michelle Obama are done turning the other cheek — and Democrats couldn't be happier
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump slams Obamas' DNC speeches for ‘getting personal’
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
‘Hotties for Harris’ Is Where the DNC Gets Horny
Discussion: Wired, USA Today and American Prospect
Max Burns / The Hill:   Look out — Republicans are defecting from Trump's MAGA army in droves
Eric Garcia / MSNBC:
What anxious parents of neurodivergent children can learn from Tim and Gwen Walz  —  The Walzes' words and their embrace of their son may seem utterly unremarkable.  But that's the point.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's open acknowledgement that he and his wife used fertility treatments …
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Public Notice:
Anatomy of a Smear: “Tampon Tim” to “Tiananmen Tim”  —  MAGA rolls out its latest unintentionally hilarious attack on Tim Walz.  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Axios:
“That's my dad!”  Tim Walz's DNC speech moves his kids to tears … - “Hope, Gus and Gwen, you are my entire world and I love you,” said Walz, prompting his 17-year-old son, with tears in his eyes, to stand and say: “That's my dad!”  — The reaction of Gus, who has a non-verbal learning disorder …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Where Harris Has Gained and Lost Support Compared With Biden  —  Gains among women are one example of her distinctive mark on the race.  —  When Kamala Harris became her party's nominee, she inherited a Democratic coalition in shambles.  —  As she wraps up her party's convention one month later …
Discussion: Cook Political Report and Politico
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Harris builds 13-point lead over Trump with women: Poll
Discussion: Forbes
John F. Harris / Politico:
How Tim Walz Learned To Throw a Punch  —  The vice presidential candidate was a steady centrist.  Now he's a fighting progressive.  —  CHICAGO — Democrats let loose with roars Wednesday evening for the version of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz that they have come to know over the past month …
Discussion: Axios
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Politico:
Playbook: What Harris will say tonight  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ABOUT LAST NIGHT ... “Watch out, Trump: Walz shows he's not just Minnesota nice,” by Elena Schneider and Lauren Egan: “Famous already for calling Republicans 'weird …
New York Times:
Jonathan Braun, Whose Sentence Was Commuted by Trump, Is Charged With Assault  —  Jonathan Braun, whose drug sentence was commuted by Donald Trump shortly before he left office, was charged on Long Island, the latest incident to raise questions of how clemency applications were vetted.
Discussion: CNBC
Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump rejects ‘totally false’ claims he was rude to Queen Elizabeth: ‘I was her favorite president’  — Trump spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com in North Carolina on Wednesday  — He responded to a new biography of Queen Elizabeth II by Craig Brown
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Gus Walz wins over social media with emotion for father  —  An emotional Gus Walz was seen in the crowd at the DNC on Wednesday night, as his father formally accepted the nomination for vice president.  —  Walz, standing with his mother Gwen and sister Hope, had tears streaming down his face …
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
Austin Sarat / The Hill:
Why the Harris campaign is betting on hope in a time of pessimism  —  Almost 50 years ago, a then-obscure San Francisco man named Harvey Milk declared his candidacy to join the Board of Supervisors in his city.  He was an openly gay man living at a time when it took considerable courage to be out of the closet.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Bill Clinton and the wide gap in job gains by presidential party  —  Speaking at the Democratic convention, Bill Clinton suggested that the partisan “score” on job creation since the Cold War was 50 million to 1 million.  It is.  —  Former president Bill Clinton, speaking during the third night …
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television  —  The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November's election.  —  The Department of Justice has begun …
ABC News:
RFK Jr. plans to drop out of presidential race by end of week: Sources  —  Sources say Kennedy is leaning toward endorsing former President Trump.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, July 26, 2024.  —  Robert Kennedy Jr. is planning to drop …
Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:
DNC Crushes RNC's Ratings Again on Night No. 2 by 39 Percent  —  THANKS, OBAMA  —  Over 20.5 million people tuned in to watch the Democratic National Convention's second night, according to Nielsen.  —  The Democratic National Convention again surpassed its Republican counterpart …
USA Today:
FBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago  —  CHICAGO − Chicago Police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed bugs in a breakfast buffet prepared for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.  —  “Multiple unknown female offenders …
 
 
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Katherine Kersten / Wall Street Journal:
Tim Walz Brings ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies to Minnesota
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Are Voters Ready to Elect a Woman? Democrats Say They Have No Doubt.
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Beyoncé Threatens Legal Action Over Trump's ‘Freedom’ Video
Associated Press:
Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website
Bloomberg:
Harris Had More Donors in 11 Days Than Biden Did Over Entire Run
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