Striking New Polls Reveal How Kamala’s Surge Put Trump on Defensive

As a batch of fresh polls offer bad news for Trump, a veteran former Republican operative explains why the vaunted Trump-GOP attack machine seems to be sputtering.

The New Republic

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris’ Chances of #Winning a #Landslide, According to the #Polls.

In order for Harris to win in a #landslide, she would have to triumph in almost every #battlegroundstate, including those won by Trump in 2020 and 2016.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article291078115.html#storylink=cpy

Harris leads Trump in 5 battleground states, poll finds | The Excerpt

Plus: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned. How a housing voucher program is failing poor families. It's all on The Excerpt.

USA TODAY
Vice President Kamala Harris has brilliant economic pitch

The most successful dishonest Trump/ Republican economic argument is found in blaming President Biden and Vice President Harris for increasing practical costs on things like groceries and rent. Donald Trump and his Republican Party have no plans to...

Daily Kos

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris is zeroing in on #high #foodprices as #inflation remains a big #issue in the #presidential #race

Harris is putting particular #emphasis on rising #meat #prices, which she says account for a large part of rising #grocery #bills.

https://apnews.com/article/harris-economy-inflation-food-prices-campaign-c3bbfd8aa3bfd2be3e98d021f0a182ac

Harris focuses on food prices as inflation remains issue: Election 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food and housing prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech coming up in North Carolina. She's promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries as she looks to address one of voters’ top concerns. Harris plans to use federal resources to promote the construction of 3 million new housing units if elected, pass legislation to slow rent increases, and provide a $25,000 in down-payment assistance for first time homebuyers. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pointed to inflation as a key failing of the Biden administration.

AP News
Kamala Harris’ sudden political rise echoes that of another female politician, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern, like Kamala Harris, unexpectedly became the leader of her political party close to the election. The similarities don’t stop there.

The Conversation
The Harris-Walz logo just got a subtle makeover. Can you see it?

A week after its debut, the lettering of Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign logo was fine-tuned by creative agency Wide Eye.

Fast Company

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris’s #Vibes Are #Great, but Vibes Won’t Cut It on #Israel #Policy.

Unless Harris takes some steps to break from #President #JoeBiden’s #Israel #policy, the same issue that helped tank him could put major #obstacles in her #path to #victory.

https://newrepublic.com/article/184846/harris-israel-gaza-biden

Harris’s Vibes Are Great, but Vibes Won’t Cut It on Israel Policy

Unless Harris takes some steps to break from Biden’s Israel policy, the same issue that helped tank him could put major obstacles in her path to victory.

The New Republic

16 of #America’s Top #Designers #TeamUp to #Support #KamalaHarris With an Exclusive #Election #Collection.

#VicePresident Harris and #Governor #TimWalz are #fighting for a #future that strengthens our #democracy, protects #reproductivefreedom, and ensures every person has the #opportunity to not just #getby, but to #getahead,”

https://www.vogue.com/article/kamala-harris-election-collection

16 of America’s Top Designers Team Up to Support Kamala Harris With an Exclusive Election Collection

A diverse cast of beloved American fashion designers—including Aurora James, Tory Burch, Victor Glemaud, and Prabal Gurung—created a collection in support of Kamala Harris’s bid for President.

Vogue
Are Men Ready For Kamala?

Are Men Ready For Kamala? Some polling suggests that the barrier-breaking Democratic nominee is holding her own among male voters despite Donald Trump’s misogynistic attacks.

Washington Monthly

‘I Called You, Tim!’ #VicePresident #KamalaHarris and #Minnesota #Governor #TimWalz Recall Time She Called To Offer Him #VP #Slot, Only To Be Sent to #Voicemail

In a #video published to #socialmedia on Wednesday, Harris could be seen telling Walz, “I called you, Tim. I called you, Tim. You didn’t answer, Tim.”

“Yes. I know. I know,” he replied.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/i-called-you-tim-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-recall-time-she-called-to-offer-him-vp-slot-only-to-be-sent-to-voicemail/

‘I Called You, Tim!’ Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Recall Time She Called To Offer Him VP Slot, Only To Be Sent to Voicemail

Vice President Kamala Harris recalled the time she rang Tim Walz to let him know he had been picked as her running mate, only for the call to go to voicemail.

Mediaite
Tim Walz Believes in the Common Good

Sarah Jones writes that while the left is used to pressuring Democratic politicians, Tim Walz may be a friendlier target than usual.

Intelligencer
Former Student: Tim Walz Doesn’t Know He Saved My Life

“It’s pretty amazing what one person can do,” Patti Miller, a former student at Mankato West High School, told The Daily Beast.

The Daily Beast
Trump may have voted illegally when he cast early primary ballot

By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org - Donald Trump may have voted illegally when he cast early primary ballot in Palm Beach Wednesday.

Florida Bulldog

#Trump seeks to #delay his #hushmoney #sentencing on 34 Felony Counts until after the #election

His #lawyers say they are seeking to have the #conviction #overturned on #immunity #grounds.

But in reality, in a detail the #journalistic #story left out, Trump wants his #sentencing #delayed until after the #election in hopes he can #pardon himself.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/15/trump-seeks-delay-to-hush-money-sentencing-00174157

Whether delusional or confused, Trump is unfit for the White House

Donald Trump is either deranged or at least delusional. Maybe confused, but that’s just as worrisome. What rational mind can’t remember the details of plummeting from the sky and facing possible death in a helicopter?

Los Angeles Times
"I do not see any light on the horizon for Trump": Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson on MAGA's retreat

Trump's troops are deflating

Salon
Seeing Falling Poll Numbers, Trump Targets Trans People In Montana

Donald Trump took to the stage this week in Montana for his first rally since Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz to be her running mate. Transgender people were one of his most common targets.

Erin In The Morning
The GOP is weaponizing Tim Walz’s trans refugee bills. Could it cost the Democrats the White House?

Conservatives are reframing Tim Walz’ pro-trans stance as a harm to society, but Minnesotan trans legislator Leigh Finke remains unbothered by the noise.

Reckon News
Donald Trump lies to crowd: Tim Walz let the state "kidnap children to change their gender" - LGBTQ Nation

The law they're referring to prevents courts from removing custody because a parent allowed their kid to get gender-affirming care.

LGBTQ Nation
Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug's 'Weird Tales,' ft. giant weirdos Trump and Vance

Announcing the GET OUT THE VOTE INNER HIVE DRIVE! �Join Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive and not only will you�get each week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic�at least a day before publication … Not ...

Daily Kos

#ShadyVance (#JDVance) Makes #Wild #Claim of What “#Normal#Women Care About.

Donald #Trump’s #vicepresidential #pick, just got a little bit weirder.

It has now been zero days since Vance #insulted #women #voters.

https://newrepublic.com/post/184896/jd-vance-claim-women-voters-rights

J.D. Vance Makes Wild Claim of What “Normal” Women Care About

It has been zero days since J.D. Vance insulted women voters.

The New Republic

#ShadyVance (#JDVance) spreads #racist #ConspiracyTheory, alleging #Amazon funded #BlackLivesMatter to incite #riots and destroy #rival #retailers.

"But Mr. Vance doesn’t just think companies are cynically pandering to the marketplace. He’s taken his criticisms a step further, painting corporations’ motivations in a sinister, conspiratorial light."

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0815/jd-vance-speech-bezos-amazon-abortion

JD Vance speech: Amazon funded Black Lives Matter so riots would destroy rival retailers

J.D. Vance’s attacks on “woke capital” go beyond ordinary populism: He’s said Jeff Bezos supported riots and companies don’t want workers having kids.

The Christian Science Monitor

#Vance And #Walz Agree To #Debate In #October on #CBS—And Vance Offers 2nd #Faceoff.

Trump and Harris are scheduled to #debate for the first time on Sept. 10 on #ABCNews.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/08/15/vance-and-walz-agree-to-debate-in-october-and-vance-offers-2nd-faceoff/

Vance And Walz Agree To Debate In October—And Vance Offers 2nd Faceoff

CBS invited the candidates to debate on Wednesday.

Forbes
Never mind the immunity ruling. Trump can be prosecuted for Jan. 6.

The Supreme Court’s ruling does not place Trump above the law regarding his attempts to overturn the 2020 election

The Washington Post
Trump's Dreamland for Billionaires Is a Nightmare for America's Working Class | Common Dreams

This election provides the greatest contrast in philosophy since 1980 and will determine the fate and future of the American Dream. Will it survive? We'll see.

Common Dreams
Debunked: Trump says Harris opening borders to illegal voters

The Independent

#Trump #campaign #tweet shows it's reviving a #racist #American #tradition.

On Tuesday, the Trump campaign posted a #photo that used #Black #people — specifically #immigrants — to #stoke #fears about a #changing #America. It echoes a tactic #racists have used for #centuries.

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-war-room-tweet-racist-rcna166639

Trump campaign tweet shows they're reviving a racist American tradition

In an effort to boost its election hopes, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is drawing on the U.S.’ disturbing history of explicitly racist and xenophobic imagery.

MSNBC

#JonStewart Says #Trump Is ‘Becoming #Biden’ Before Our Eyes

The late night host said that #Biden#s withdrawal from the #race puts a “more stark #focus” on #Trump’s #severe #mental #decline.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jon-stewart-says-donald-trump-is-becoming-biden-before-our-eyes

Jon Stewart Says Donald Trump Is ‘Becoming Biden’ Before Our Eyes

The late night host said that Biden’s withdrawal from the race puts a “more stark focus” on Trump’s mental decline.

The Daily Beast
Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term

Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025, was caught on a secretly recorded video saying that Trump’s denials of any connection with the conservative policy blueprint were politics.

CNN