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11:40 AM ET, August 23, 2024

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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Is That—Is That—Optimism We Feel?  —  What a week, huh?  Thanks for staying with us through it.  Happy Friday.  —  She Nailed It  —William Kristol  —  Success.  —  Kamala Harris's acceptance speech last night was a success.  It capped a Democratic convention that was a success.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris has put Trump in a box, and he's struggling to break out  —  As Democrats emerge from their electrifying convention in Chicago, Trump finds himself on the defense, and it's not clear he knows what to do.  —  CHICAGO — In his history as a candidate for president …
Discussion: PBS NewsHour and NBC News
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why “we're not going back” is the perfect theme for 2024  —  Harris is referring to more than just the orange man.  —  🚨 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: CNN
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Democratic pollsters have a warning about Kamala Harris' lead  —  Burned by numbers that were too rosy in 2016 and 2020, Democrats are holding their breath as Harris surges against Donald Trump.  —  CHICAGO — The Democratic Party's pollsters have spent the past three and a half years preparing for the next 75 days.
Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
Trump's spectacle is no match for Harris's substance  —  This election isn't just another political match — it's a reckoning.  —  For years, Donald Trump has masqueraded as the champion of the working class, a man of the people with a golden touch for business and so-called “common-sense” solutions.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Kamala Harris just revealed her formula for taking down Trump  —  Kamala Harris's Democratic convention speech served two purposes: She introduced herself to the American people, and she revealed the case she intends to prosecute against Donald Trump.  —  Harris picked familiar targets …
The Bulwark:
Kamala-Jitsu: Democrats Turn Trump Into the Incumbent  —  If the convention accomplished one thing, it's this: The people in power have now framed themselves as the opposition party.  —  DEMOCRATS SPENT FOUR DAYS in Chicago castigating, belittling, and demonizing Donald Trump.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
John F. Harris / Politico:
It's a New Race.  Harris' Acceptance Speech Showed Why.  —  The vice president sought to dismantle Trump's caricature of her.  —  CHICAGO —  Donald Trump has dispensed with either mystery or nuance about the case he will make over the next 74 days against Kamala Harris.
New York Times:
Full Transcript of Kamala Harris's Democratic Convention Speech  —  The vice president's remarks lasted roughly 35 minutes on the final night of the convention in Chicago.  —  OK, let's get to business.  Let's get to business.  All right.  —  So, let me start by thanking my most incredible husband, Doug.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris Gave the Best Acceptance Speech I've Ever Seen
Politico:   Playbook: Harris delivers. Now comes the hard part.
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Kamala Harris Turns the Page on the Trump Era
Discussion: New York Times
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox Cuts Off Ranting Trump Then Mocks: 'He's Still Talking!'
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Show don't tell: Harris lets her potential to make history speak for itself
Discussion: Associated Press, UnHerd and ABC News
Associated Press:
Kamala Harris' racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention
Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
SCOTUS Approves Arizona Law Requiring Voter ID  —  The Supreme Court delivered something of a gut punch to Kamala Harris and the Democrats yesterday, upholding an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to be able to register to vote.  The decision was to take effect immediately.
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CNN:
Trump's businesses are raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns - including his own  —  Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of car dealership owner Bernie Moreno for Ohio's Senate seat - elevating an untested candidate …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:
DNC Ratings Blow RNC Out of the Water for Third Night in a Row  —  RATINGS WAR  —  About 20.1 million people tuned in to watch the Democrats' conference on Wednesday—roughly 11% more than the RNC's third day.  —  The Democratic National Convention garnered better ratings …
Discussion: USA Today, Axios, Raw Story and New Republic
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
CNN's Chris Wallace Notes Kamala Harris Convention Clobbering Trump's RNC Ratings: ‘People Are Watching This Convention’
Discussion: Deadline and The Daily Beast
CBS News:
Secret Service places multiple agents on leave over Trump assassination attempt investigation  —  The U.S. Secret Service has placed multiple agents on leave, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office, as a result of its investigation into last month's assassination attempt …
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘I gave her an A’: Undecided swing state voters make up their minds after Harris' speech  —  Nearly every member of a focus group of undecided voters convened by CNN made up their minds after watching Kamala Harris' acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Discussion: NPR
Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
No one's ready for this  —  Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality are about to go up in smoke.  —  Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge; AI-altered images made with Google's Magic Editor. … An explosion from the side of an old brick building.  A crashed bicycle in a city intersection.
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María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post:
Why Kamala Harris is looking to WhatsApp to win over Latino voters  —  With WhatsApp used widely by Latinos, the Harris campaign hopes its channel will help activate a community that represents 14.7 percent of all eligible voters.  —  Evelyn Lees was hiking across the mountains of northern …
TMZ.com:
BEYONCÉ NOT AT DNC AFTER ALL  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  UPDATE  —  9:30 PM PT — To quote the great Beyonce: We gotta lay our cards down, down, down ... we got this one wrong.  —  Beyoncé is in Chicago, and getting ready to pop out for Kamala Harris on the final night of the Democratic National Convention ... TMZ has learned.
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Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
Rep: Beyoncé Is Not Performing at DNC; “Was Never Scheduled” to Attend (Exclusive)
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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