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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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Kamala Harris dogwalks Trump
Kamala Harris dogwalks Trump
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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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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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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
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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TIME:
How Kamala Harris Knocked Donald Trump Off Course
How Kamala Harris Knocked Donald Trump Off Course
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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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ABC News:
Springfield parents ask Trump and Vance to stop using their child as ‘political tool’ — The city manager has also called for an end to the spread of rumors. — In this still from a live recording, Nathan and Danielle Clark address a Springfield City Commission meeting in Springfield, Ohio, Sep. 10, 2024.
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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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Reuters:
Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump repeats false claims about immigrants
Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump repeats false claims about immigrants
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Howard Schneider / Reuters:
Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth, and now a presidential debate
Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth, and now a presidential debate
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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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Politico:
Johnson forced to delay vote on stopgap funding plan as GOP opposition rises — House GOP leaders pulled their six-month stopgap funding plan on Wednesday, hours before a scheduled floor vote. Facing a number of Republican holdouts, Speaker Mike Johnson said they'll delay the vote until next week …
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
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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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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.
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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