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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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Nielsen:
Over 67 Million Viewers Tune In for ABC News Harris-Trump Debate … The ABC News debate was the first debate between the two participating candidates and second of this election cycle. Including ABC, the debate aired live on 17 television networks reported by Nielsen …
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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 …
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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Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP grapples with fallout from Trump's rocky debate — Campaign Report — The Big Story — Republicans are regrouping after the former president repeatedly lost his composure, and Vice President Harris was widely viewed as the winner of the night, with some admitting Trump had a poor showing …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
A Catastrophic Debate for Trump — He was angry and fixated on the past, and he failed to define Harris or her policies. — Tuesday's debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was a train wreck for him, far worse than anything Team Trump could have imagined.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
67.1 Million People Watched Harris and Trump, Outdrawing Last Debate — The TV audience for the Harris-Trump matchup was roughly comparable to the second Trump-Clinton debate in 2016. — There is a new most-watched moment of the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
How Swing Voters Reacted to the Trump-Harris Debate — Before last night's debate, I got a text from a friend who summed up Kamala Harris's predicament: She has to appear feminine but not dainty. She has to be firm but not nasty. She has to call out Donald Trump's lies but not be naggy.
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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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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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Reuters:
Some undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump — Kamala Harris was widely seen as dominating Tuesday's presidential debate against Republican former president Donald Trump, but a group of undecided voters remained unconvinced that the Democratic vice president was the better candidate.
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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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate
Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Most Satisfying Moment of the Harris-Trump Debate
The Most Satisfying Moment of the Harris-Trump Debate
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Washington Post:
After fiery debate, Harris and Trump camps wrangle over a second one
After fiery debate, Harris and Trump camps wrangle over a second one
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New York Times, New York Daily News and Washington Examiner
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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Maria Aspan / NPR:
Wall Street investors think Trump lost the debate, too
Wall Street investors think Trump lost the debate, too
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage
CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
How Harris Roped a Dope
How Harris Roped a Dope
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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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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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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
This Was the Beginning of Donald Trump's Final Unraveling
This Was the Beginning of Donald Trump's Final Unraveling
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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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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Chris Wallace: Debate was ‘devastating’ for Trump
Chris Wallace: Debate was ‘devastating’ for 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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Beginning of the End for Trump
The Beginning of the End for Trump
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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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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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Vivian Ho / The Daily Beast:
Dad Demands Donald Trump and JD Vance Stop Exploiting His Son's Death — ‘MORALLY BANKRUPT’ — The father of an Ohio boy who died in a bus crash involving a Haitian immigrant called on Donald Trump and JD Vance to stop using his son's name to demonize immigrants.
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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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Washington Post:
Anatomy of a racist smear: How false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught on
Anatomy of a racist smear: How false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught on
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New York Times
ABC News:
Springfield parents ask Trump and Vance to stop using their child as ‘political tool’
Springfield parents ask Trump and Vance to stop using their child as ‘political tool’
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New York Post, Washington Examiner and Reason
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Taylor Swift Drove Nearly 338,000 People to Vote.gov With Kamala Harris Endorsement Post — According to data from the GSA, Swift's post directed 337,826 people to the site, which refers people to their local state election websites. … According to a spokesperson for the U.S. Government …
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Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk Threatens Taylor Swift After Harris Endorsement: ‘I Will Give You a Child’
Elon Musk Threatens Taylor Swift After Harris Endorsement: ‘I Will Give You a Child’
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New York Times:
How Taylor Swift Surprised Harris, and Entered a New Political Era
How Taylor Swift Surprised Harris, and Entered a New Political Era
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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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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Trump attends 9/11 anniversary with Laura Loomer, who shared video claiming “9/11 was an Inside Job!” — Former President Donald Trump attended the 9/11 anniversary today with Laura Loomer, who just last year shared a video claiming that “9/11 was an Inside Job!”
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Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
The Zeal of the Convert — Matthew Sheffield, a former rising star in the conservative movement, turned away from what he finally realized was an extremist, anti-truth agenda. — Journalist Matthew Sheffield appearing on The Young Turks in 2019 — Matthew Sheffield is one of the most interesting people I've ever met.
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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