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2:30 PM ET, August 22, 2024

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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
From Dems, a Reminder: January 6 Was Horrible  —  Shove all us grouchy Shapiro-or-bust types in a locker: Tim Walz's speech last night was the speech of the convention so far—and with the single best moment of the convention so far:  —  The bar has officially been raised for crowd-reaction shots of Ella Emhoff tonight.
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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
MSNBC:
I worked in Trump's White House. Here's why I'm voting for Kamala Harris.
New York Times:
Democrats Use the Convention to Try to Define Trump as a Self-Interested Fraud
Discussion: The Hill and Los Angeles Times
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
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
The most unusual thing about Kamala Harris' convention speech? She hasn't given a high-profile one before
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Are Voters Ready to Elect a Woman? Democrats Say They Have No Doubt.
Discussion: Mercury News
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure  —  The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.
New Republic:
Trump's Angry New Rants About the Obamas Betray a Deeper MAGA Fear  —  After Barack and Michelle Obama ripped into Donald Trump at the Democratic convention, it unleashed a flood of responses from the former president.  He ranted that the Obamas had called him names, blamed his advisers for constraining him …
Discussion: Boing Boing
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Republicans Don't Have Anyone Who Even Approaches Barack and Michelle Obama's Weight Class  —  When they go low, we go for the jugular.  —  CHICAGO—Late Tuesday night, we saw a vivid demonstration of the difference between a charismatic political event and the gathering of a cult.
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’
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Democrats: All Your Base Are Belong to Us  —  Tonight after Kamala Harris wraps, the team will be getting together for an immediate livestream over on the YouTube channel.  —  Come and hang out!  —  1. Outreach  —  Last night the Democratic party served notice that it is not satisfied …
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New York Times:
Full Transcript of Tim Walz's Speech at the Democratic Convention
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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Axios:
“That's my dad!” Tim Walz's DNC speech moves his kids to tears
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Anatomy of a Smear: “Tampon Tim” to “Tiananmen Tim”
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
White House condemns antisemitism after Trump attacks ‘Jewish Governor’ Shapiro  —  The White House on Friday issued a fresh condemnation of antisemitism after former President Donald Trump referred to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as the “highly overrated Jewish Governor” and criticized him for supporting Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump takes it upon himself to decide who is a proper Jew  —  In an interview and a late-night social media post, the former president railed against and disparaged Jewish Democrats, largely for being anti-Trump.  —  One of the defining characteristics of Donald Trump's politics is the extent …
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Raw Story
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
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Trump promotes family's new crypto platform, ‘The Defiant Ones’ … Former president Donald Trump on Thursday promoted a soon-to-launch, Trump Organization crypto platform, “The DeFiant Ones” to his 7.5 million followers on Truth Social.  —  “For too long, the average American has been squeezed …
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 …
David Strom / HotAir:
‘Queering Nuclear Weapons’  —  If you want world peace, it's time to make nuclear weapons “Queer.”  —  That is the genius plan of the Biden Administration's new Special Assistant, National Nuclear Security Administration, Sneha Nair.  —  No, really.  It makes as much sense as hiring …
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Freedom Takes Center Stage: Harris and Walz's Secret Weapon Against the GOP  —  The song that was inspired by this article is available here.  —  My reading this article as an audio podcast is available here.  —  Share  —  When President Biden was running for re-election …
Discussion: New Republic and Washington Post
Jared Mitovich / Politico:
Dems press Harris to invite a Palestinian-American speaker on stage  —  A growing number of prominent Democrats are calling for a Palestinian American to be granted speaking time at the last night of the convention, describing an urgent need to hear from an important constituency that is suffering from the war in Gaza.
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 …
Politico:
PBS' Judy Woodruff apologizes for remark about Trump and peace talks in Israel  —  She said her remarks had not been based on any original reporting on her part.  —  Veteran PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff apologized on Wednesday for comments she had made on the air regarding former President Donald Trump …
 
 
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Associated Press:
NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump's nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Kamala Harris' ‘Build, Baby, Build’ Convention
Discussion: Boston Herald and Business Insider
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Cuomo rips corporate influence at conventions
Washington Post:
Pelosi is belle of the DNC ball. Not everyone is happy about it.
Discussion: Mediaite
Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
Democrats Scrub Death Penalty Opposition From Campaign Platform
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Gus Walz wins over social media with emotion for father
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