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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Kamala Harris Broke Donald Trump — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — Last night in Philadelphia, Kamala Harris did to Donald Trump what Donald Trump had done to Joe Biden: She broke her opponent on a debate stage.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate — SCORCHED EARTH — The former president went on ‘Fox & Friends’ to complain that he'd been treated unfairly. — Donald Trump called for ABC News to be shut down during a rant about the way he was treated by the network during …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What More Do You People Want from Kamala Harris? — 1. The Philadelphia Massacre — Let's do this rundown style. — 1. Harris delivered the goods. You never know if a politician can play on the national stage until they do it. Sometimes a promising candidate pops. Sometimes they're Ron DeSantis.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How resounding was Kamala Harris's debate win? Let's look at the polls. — Early results show Harris won by a historically large margin. And Trump voters both acknowledged that and said it could impact their votes. — Vice President Kamala Harris turned in one of the more resounding debate performances …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
How Harris Roped a Dope — Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. — Vice President Kamala Harris walked onto the ABC News debate stage with a mission: trigger a Trump meltdown. — She succeeded. — Former President Donald Trump had a mission too: control yourself.
Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Even Fox News Acknowledges Reality: Trump Blew the Debate — “Make no mistake about it: Trump had a bad night.” — As my colleague David Corn put it, Donald Trump lost the first presidential debate against Kamala Harris by simply being himself: He spent the night ranting, raving …
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage — Registered voters who watched Tuesday's presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS.
New York Times:
How Taylor Swift Surprised Harris, and Entered a New Political Era — The pop star capped a big night for Kamala Harris with an unexpectedly timed endorsement that could draw in more young voters. Ms. Swift's political message, too, was newly direct and personal.
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Maria Aspan / NPR:
Wall Street investors think Trump lost the debate, too — Even some of former President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters seem worried he lost Tuesday's debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. — Shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Trump's Truth Social network …
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David Mack / Slate:
If You Want to Know Who Won the Debate, Watch Fox News the Moment It Ended — Tuning in to Fox News following Tuesday's presidential debate, it was hard to describe the mood. Somber comes to mind—a little like you might find at a funeral, perhaps for a beloved cat consumed by a political boogeyman.
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Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Unhinged Elon Musk Offers to Impregnate Taylor Swift — The father-of-12 offered his unlikely insight into the presidential debate after Swift endorsed Harris. — ‘NO GOING BACK’ — “Harris proved she's the best choice to lead our nation forward,” says the man she replaced as Democratic presidential nominee.
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
This Was the Beginning of Donald Trump's Final Unraveling — Let's cut to the chase: “I have concepts of a plan” was the defining moment of this debate and is going to go down in presidential debate lore as one of the most pathetic lines in debate history. For the record, it was about health care …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump's Trainwreck — You know who cares about the notorious bias of the media-Democrat complex? Conservatives. You know who was not the relevant, target audience for last night's debate between presidential candidates? Conservatives. — If you're obsessing over how bad …
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Kamala Harris dogwalks Trump — 🚨 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 coverage. 🚨 — 🚀 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚀
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Hmmm: Reuters Focus Group Swings to Trump After Debate
Hmmm: Reuters Focus Group Swings to Trump After Debate
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
“Concepts of a Plan”: Trump Roasted for Having No Clue What He's Doing
“Concepts of a Plan”: Trump Roasted for Having No Clue What He's Doing
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media shares sink to new post-merger low after presidential debate
Trump Media shares sink to new post-merger low after presidential debate
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Beginning of the End for Trump
The Beginning of the End for Trump
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Kamala Harris, Protagonist
Kamala Harris, Protagonist
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Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
How Swing Voters Reacted to the Trump-Harris Debate
How Swing Voters Reacted to the Trump-Harris Debate
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Debate Wrap Up: No One Has Ever So Thoroughly Dominated Donald Trump
Debate Wrap Up: No One Has Ever So Thoroughly Dominated Donald Trump
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New York Times:
Pundits Said Harris Won the Debate. Undecided Voters Weren't So Sure.
Pundits Said Harris Won the Debate. Undecided Voters Weren't So Sure.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tanks in Election Betting Odds After Harris Debate
Trump Tanks in Election Betting Odds After Harris Debate
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Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
A look at Trump's ‘transgender operations on illegal aliens’ debate claim
A look at Trump's ‘transgender operations on illegal aliens’ debate claim
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The night Donald Trump choked like a dog (Kamala's version)
The night Donald Trump choked like a dog (Kamala's version)
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Reuters:
Some undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump
Some undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump looks to regain his footing after a rocky debate
Donald Trump looks to regain his footing after a rocky debate
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lets Harris Off the Debate Hook
Trump Lets Harris Off the Debate Hook
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Riley Hoffman / ABC News:
READ: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript
READ: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Kamala Harris says she is a gun owner in presidential debate with Trump. Here's what she said
Kamala Harris says she is a gun owner in presidential debate with Trump. Here's what she said
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Lindsey Graham vents about Trump's debate performance: ‘A missed opportunity’
Lindsey Graham vents about Trump's debate performance: ‘A missed opportunity’
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John Sexton / HotAir:
ABC News Sucks at Fact-Checking
ABC News Sucks at Fact-Checking
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump insists he won debate, says another 'probably won't happen'
Trump insists he won debate, says another 'probably won't happen'
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Had a Really, Really Bad Debate
Donald Trump Had a Really, Really Bad Debate
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Jessica Orozco / springfield-news-sun:
Aiden Clark's dad begs Springfield, politicians: Stop using son to hate Haitians — Boy was killed in 2023 school bus crash caused by Haitian immigrant; father says 'we can't even protect his memory when he's gone' — The father of the 11-year-old boy killed last year when a minivan driver struck …
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown — WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as it became increasingly clear the measure lacked …
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says he's done apologizing — The home of the Golden State Warriors was packed on Tuesday evening this week, but it wasn't to watch Steph Curry. Thousands of fans gathered at the Chase Center in downtown San Francisco to watch one of Silicon Valley's biggest ballers …
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Associated Press:
Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting — State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election …
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