memeorandum: Harris leading Trump by 7 points: Poll (Miranda Nazzaro/The Hill)

5:55 PM ET, August 25, 2024

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Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:

The DNC Gave Kamala Harris a Major Boost — The campaign raised over $80 million while attracting an army of volunteers. — The Democratic National Convention wasn't just four days of good vibes: It was also the cause of a major fundraising and volunteer boom for the Harris-Walz ticket.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and DNyuz

Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:

Harris campaign says it has raised $540M, sees surge of donations during DNC — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign says it has now raised $540 million for its election battle against Republican nominee former President Donald Trump. — The campaign has had no problems getting supporters …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Associated Press, CBS News, Axios, Business Insider, NPR, ABC News, NBC News, Crooks and Liars, PoliticusUSA and Washington Times

E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post: Harris's DNC was a master class in coalition building

Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Harris's campaign has raised $540 million since launch, Democrats say

Discussion: Bloomberg, Forbes and PoliticusUSA

Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Kamala Harris raised $82 million during the Democratic convention

Discussion: Politico

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris raised $82M during convention, $540M since announcing candidacy

Discussion: Mediaite

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Trump aides alarmed he's ‘just golfing all day and stewing’ as election slips away: WaPo — According to a report from the Washington Post, Donald Trump's inner circle grew increasingly alarmed at his complacency during the Democratic National Convention and had to convince him to hit …

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:

Harris leading Trump by 7 points: Poll — Vice President Harris holds a 7-point edge over former President Trump nationally in a new poll, marking the latest gain for the Democratic presidential candidate as the general election approaches. — A survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University …

Discussion: DNyuz and American Greatness

Washington Post:
Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris

Discussion: New Jersey Online and New York Times

Clay Walker / The Daily Beast:

Joyless Lindsey Graham: Democrats' Joy 'Doesn't Exist in Real World' — GLASS HALF FULL — The Republican senator made the comments in response to the DNC “love fest” during an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union.” — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said he isn't buying all that Democratic …

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, PoliticusUSA and Breitbart

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Watch: Scott Jennings laughed at on CNN for claiming 'People don't want to feel joy' — It did not take long on Sunday morning for conservative CNN political commentator Scott Jennings to realize he had stepped in it when he claimed, “People don't want to feel joy” during his appearance on “State of the Union.”

Discussion: Daily Caller News Foundation

Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Lindsey Graham decries DNC as ‘hate fest full of insults’

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo

emptywheel:

Be Careful What Trump's Lawyers Wish For, Superseding Indictment Edition — On Friday, first Bloomberg (Yahoo version), then NYT reported that Jack Smith “has decided against seeking a major hearing” to address which of the allegations charged against Donald Trump were official versus unofficial acts.

Discussion: The Post Millennial

Avery Lotz / Axios:

Sunday Snapshot: Trump's ambiguous abortion messaging … 1. GOP lawmakers struggle with Trump's abortion policies … - Philip Klein, the editor of the conservative National Review Online, wrote Friday in a piece titled “Trump's Abandonment of Pro-Lifers Is Complete,” that with his Truth Social post …

Discussion: The Hill, Forbes, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, National Review and Breitbart

Jessica Piper / Politico:

Trump's pledge to be ‘great for women and their reproductive rights’ angers advocates — The former president invoked language more commonly used by Democrats, and anti-abortion advocates quickly took notice of his tonal shift. — Donald Trump attempted to strike a new tone on the issue …

Discussion: Associated Press, National Review and Washington Examiner

MSNBC:

How I've been convincing Christians they don't have to vote Republican — Democrats need to embrace the idea that evangelicals, and especially white male evangelicals, are worth winning and can be won. — During the last month, Christians for Kamala joined the ranks of groups supporting …

Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:

Lara Trump on DNC: 'They're attempting to run on hating Donald Trump' — Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump said on Sunday she thought Democrats focused too much on bashing former President Trump during last week's convention and should have spent more time outlining their policy goals.

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Business Insider: Audience signs and chants at the DNC were all about America. At the RNC, it was the Trump show.

David Greenberg / New York Times:

Why Were Justice Dept. Officials Scared to Talk to This Book's Author? — In “Where Tyranny Begins,” the journalist David Rohde reveals how former President Donald Trump tried to use the federal law enforcement agency to help himself and punish his foes. — Buy Book ▾

Max Kennedy / Los Angeles Times:

Ignore my brother Bobby, Max Kennedy says — I'm heartbroken over my brother Bobby's endorsement of Donald Trump. — I think often about my father and how he might have viewed the politics of our time. I'm not sure what he would have thought about TikTok or AI, but this much I know for sure: He would have despised Donald Trump.

Discussion: The Guardian and The Message Box

ProPublica:

Why It's So Hard to Find a Therapist Who Takes Insurance — America is in the midst of a mental health crisis. — But finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible. — Insurers say that's because there aren't enough therapists. — That's not entirely true.

Discussion: NPR