memeorandum: Playbook: The final sprint begins (Politico)

6:50 AM ET, September 3, 2024

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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:

Biden and Harris rally in battleground Pennsylvania as Trump sits out Labor Day — Biden and Harris made the case for their administration's work with unions as Trump skipped the traditional campaign kickoff day. He has several events planned later this week.

Discussion: HuffPost, Associated Press, The Hill, CBS News, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall and New York Times

Robert Tait / The Guardian:

Trump ridiculed after accusing Kamala Harris of mistreating Mike Pence — Harris campaign responds: ‘In a stunning senile moment Trump suggested it was Harris who treated Pence poorly’ — Donald Trump has drawn ridicule and accusations of hypocrisy after accusing Kamala Harris of mistreating Mike Pence …

Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God., Mediaite and HuffPost

Chris Hayes / MSNBC:

Kamala Harris drives Democrats' enthusiasm up as Donald Trump drags the GOP down — The 78-year-old's low-energy campaign could jeopardize down-ballot Republicans. — November's election is quickly approaching and, while the head-to-head polls between Vice President Kamala Harris …

Discussion: HotAir

James Carville / New York Times:

Three Things Kamala Harris Must Do to Win — I hate to say it, but Donald Trump remains the singular most recognized name in the United States. Since he moseyed down that golden escalator in 2015, he has dominated the American airwaves and algorithms. Whether they hate him or love him …

Discussion: NBC News, Wall Street Journal and The Gateway Pundit

Politico:

Harris and Trump brace for final sprint in ‘snap election’ — The race is not only tight nationally, but in a broader range of states than before. — At a moment when presidential campaigns traditionally formulate their closing arguments, Kamala Harris is still making her introductions.

Discussion: Associated Press, Breitbart, Townhall, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times

Politico:

Playbook: The final sprint begins — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — OFF EMBARGO — The KAMALA HARRIS campaign just released “Focused,” which is part of a $370 million buy running through Election Day. It focuses on the kind of bread …

Discussion: CNN and Washington Post

Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times: Haley's Voters Size Up a Scrambled Presidential Race

Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
How Trump Plans to Make Voters Hate Harris

Discussion: Townhall

Washington Post:
Trump aims to drag down Harris as he scrambles to keep up in tight race

Discussion: Politico

AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast: Donald Trump Can't Stop Talking About Kamala Harris' McDonald's Job

CNN:
No longer the candidate, Biden reemerges as top surrogate for Harris campaign

Discussion: Breitbart and WFIN Local News

Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Saying Kamala Harris Was ‘Horrible’ to Mike Pence Mocked

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Emma Platoff / The Boston Globe:

Top Trump volunteer in Mass. no longer with campaign after warning New Hampshire is ‘no longer a battleground state’ — RNC says campaign remains on the ground in New Hampshire — A top Trump volunteer in Massachusetts “will no longer have any involvement” in the campaign after he sent …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Mediaite and Raw Story

Associated Press:

Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition's former presidential candidate — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition's former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the highly anticipated July election …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, Washington Examiner, Associated Press and Reuters

Bloomberg:
Maduro Orders Arrest of Rival to Quell Venezuela Dissent

Discussion: Washington Post

Ally Mutnick / Politico:

House and Senate Republicans are starting to panic about a huge money gap with Democrats — GOP leaders on Capitol Hill are privately — and publicly — warning donors they need more money. — Republicans are racing to plug a massive money hole — before it's too late.

Discussion: ABC News

Ariana Baio / The Independent:

Elon Musk suggests support for replacing democracy with government of ‘high-status males’ — The theory suggests that the only people able to think freely are ‘high [testostrone] alpha males’ and ‘aneurotypical people’ — Support truly — independent journalism — Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.

Discussion: Mediaite and Joe.My.God., more at Techmeme »

Lisa Lerer / New York Times:

Vance Championed 2017 Report on Families From Architects of Project 2025 … In his introduction to the 2017 Heritage Foundation report, JD Vance argued that economic struggles were inextricable from what he saw as cultural decay.Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Discussion: Wide World of News

Tia Goldenberg / Associated Press:

Netanyahu pushes back against new pressure over Gaza and hostages: ‘No one will preach to me’ — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike …

Washington Post:
U.S. plans to present ‘take it or leave it’ Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal soon

Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden: Netanyahu isn't doing enough to get a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal

Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:

Lara Trump's Singing Brutally Roasted: ‘Every Note Is a Violation’ — ‘TONE DEAF’ — The new, highly auto-tuned vocals from the RNC Chairwoman are being compared to “sack of rusty cans being thrown into an industrial wood chipper.” — Journalist — Lara Trump's new music video for her song …

Discussion: ComingSoon.net, Alternet.org, Rolling Stone, New York Daily News and HuffPost

Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:

Elon Musk is an unguided geopolitical missile — While his influence is showing up from Ukraine to China, he still lacks the ability to make the law — Big businesses and billionaires usually steer clear of political controversy. If they exercise power, they prefer to do it in the shadows.

more at Techmeme »

Shannon Bond / NPR:

China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters — A long-running Chinese influence operation is posing as American voters on social media in an attempt to exacerbate social divisions ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to a new report from the research company Graphika.

Discussion: Reuters and Wall Street Journal

Victor Nava / New York Post:

Kamala Harris slammed for deploying a ‘fake accent’ in Detroit speech — Vice President Kamala Harris was accused Monday of using a “fake accent” in her remarks to teachers union members in Michigan. — Harris, speaking at a Detroit high school, appeared to alter her tone of voice in moments …

Discussion: Fox News, ComingSoon.net, Townhall, Breitbart, New York Daily News and The Gateway Pundit

Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Harris appeals to Detroit workers on Labor Day: ‘You better thank a union member’

Discussion: New York Post, Wisconsin Examiner, Twitchy and MLive.com

Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:

Exclusive: US seizes Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's airplane in the Dominican Republic — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues.