Underestimated at Every Turn, Kamala Harris Delivers

The political and media establishment has finally come around to seeing the VP’s strengths.

Vanity Fair

#Harris vs. #Trump: Who got higher #ratings at their #conventions? Here’s the answer.

The #DemocraticParty averaged over 20 million per night, with the final night reaching 28.9 million viewers.

In contrast, the #RepublicanParty #Convention averaged just 11.1 million #viewers. With Trumps Speech reaching 26.3 million viewers.

This does not count those who watched online.

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/harris-vs-trump-who-got-higher-ratings-at-their-conventions-heres-the-answer.html

Harris vs. Trump: Who got higher ratings at their conventions? Here’s the answer.

Tens of millions of people tuned in for both speeches.

nj
Amy Klobuchar & Tina Smith get the gays fired up (again!) for some state fair fun - Queerty

When it comes to gay issues, Minnesota's two senators know what we want to see!

Queerty

#Harris #campaign releases a new #ad to highlight #plans to build 3 million #homes and #reduce #inflation

Harris, the #Democratic #nominee for #president, highlights her #plan in a new minute-long #ad that uses her #personalexperience, #growingup in #rental #housing while her #mother had #saved for a decade before she could #buy a #home. The #ad targets #voters in the #swingstates including #Arizona and #Nevada.

https://apnews.com/article/harris-trump-housing-home-inflation-build-construction-00ae665790649d3b25d77a6cc0d111d0

Election 2024: New Harris ad highlights plans to build 3 million homes

Vice President Kamala Harris has a new advertising push to draw attention to her plan to build 3 million new homes over four years. The Tuesday move is designed to contain inflationary pressures that also draws a sharp contrast to Republican Donald Trump’s approach. Harris highlights her plan in a new minute-long ad that uses her personal experience. The Democratic presidential nominee grew up in rental housing while her mother had saved for a decade before she could buy a home. The ad targets voters in the swing states including Arizona and Nevada. Campaign surrogates are also holding 20 events this week focused on housing issues.

AP News
How Trump's embrace of the incel vote could backfire

Ella Emhoff is talented, beautiful and out of reach of Trump's sad bro fanbase — no wonder they're so bitter

Salon.com
Kamala Harris Wants to Redefine Masculinity—And Demolish Trump’s

Democrats used their convention to stake a claim to a new manhood. It may leave Trump clutching his.

The Bulwark
Why Harris wants to unmute Trump

Kamala Harris’ most stinging line from her 2020 debate with then-Vice President Mike Pence perfectly explains the latest twist in her showdown with Donald Trump.

CNN

#ElizabethWarren Reveals 'Damn Good #Reason' #Trump Is 'Really #Afraid' Right Now.

The #former #president says he may not #debate #VicePresident #KamalaHarris. Elizabeth Warren explains why. ”The #felon is really #afraid of the #prosecutor.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-trump-afraid_n_66cd528ee4b0778aee5fbd98

Elizabeth Warren Reveals 'Damn Good Reason' Trump Is 'Really Afraid' Right Now

The former president says he may not debate the vice president. Elizabeth Warren explains why.

HuffPost

That’s my #dad — and this is our #country

Yesterday, thanks to a #tweet from someone making a #snide #comment (surprise!), the #internet was #flooded with comments about #TimWalz’s #son #Gus, who stood up during his dad’s speech at the #DemocraticNationalConvention and #shouted, “#Thatsmydad,” with #tears running down his face.

https://dailymontanan.com/2024/08/27/thats-my-dad-and-this-is-our-country/

That's my dad — and this is our country • Daily Montanan

Columnist Russell Rowland writes that it's refreshing and about time that men can show emotion and love without being ridiculed.

Daily Montanan
Tim Walz’s DNC Speech Was a Masculinity-Themed Populist Pep Talk - Ms. Magazine

Tim Walz’s performance reclaimed for the Democrats patriotism and a confident, yet compassionate, vision of masculinity for white male voters.

Ms. Magazine
Exploring Kamala Harris’s focus on environmental equity for POC - Thred Website

As the 2024 election heats up, Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign is taking a strong stance on environmental justice, pledging to address environmental racism affecting people of color.

Thred Website

Trump and Harris confront a #trillion-#dollar #question over #expiring #taxcuts

With a huge swath of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts set to expire at the end of next year, the #presidentialcandidates are putting down markers on the issue.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/27/trump-harris-tax-cuts-00175441

Kamala Harris proposes 25% tax on unrealized gains for high-net-worth individuals

Kamala Harris's proposed 25% tax on unrealized gains would bring considerable economic implications in its practicality and tax revenue.

Finbold
Kamala Harris Should Brag About Her Labor Record

As vice president, she helped devise an ambitious blueprint to advance unions. Now she just needs to make it a bigger part of her campaign.

The New Republic
Kamala Harris endorsed over Trump by many prominent Republicans

Vice President Kamala Harris has been endorsed over Donald Trump by many prominent Republicans. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.

MSNBC
What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts

To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to appeal to voters in purple areas, and maybe even red ones. We asked Democrats who live in those parts of the country what could make that happen.

KPBS

As a #Missouri #pastor, my #faith #guides my #vote for #president. Yours should, too

The #clergy is contributing to the #brokenness in our #world — but neither #politicalparty represents the #KingdomOfGod.

I’m limiting my #voting this year to one of the two major #party #nominees: #KamalaHarris. She will receive my #vote.

https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article291478725.html

Wobbling Trump Trades, Harris Rise Have Street Rethinking Bets

The topsy-turvy US presidential election has Wall Street racing to adjust its bets as Democratic party candidate Vice President Kamala Harris keeps surging in the polls against the once presumptive favorite, Republican former President Donald Trump.

Bloomberg
Taunting Trump: Harris campaign's sneer tactics

The same Democratic digital team in Wilmington, Delaware, has pivoted from the stuffier, decorous Biden for President campaign to a saucier, more ruthless Harris for President campaign.

Axios
Harris-Walz campaign focusing on ‘a people first agenda,’ says House Democrat

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Vice President Harris’ campaign as it reaches a critical stretch to November.

NBC News
Trump floats skipping first presidential debate with Kamala Harris

Donald Trump has floated skipping the first presidential debate between himself and Vice President Kamala Harris. Is panic hitting the Trump campaign? Joy Reid and her panel discuss.

MSNBC

#RachelMaddow #Laughs at How #Trump #Rallies ‘Are Getting a Little Bit #Weird’ | Video

The #MSNBC #host looks at how #DonaldTrump appears to have caused #KariLake, one of his most #loyal #supporters, to lose a crucial #endorsement

https://www.thewrap.com/rachel-maddow-trump-rallies-are-a-little-bit-weird-video/

Rachel Maddow Laughs at How Trump Rallies 'Are Getting a Little Bit Weird' | Video

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow looks at how Trump appears to have caused Kari Lake, one of his most loyal supporters, to lose a crucial endorsement

TheWrap
'Unhinged': Harris-Walz campaign slams Trump's constant 'airing of grievances'

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by Michael Tyler, the Communications Director for the Harris-Walz campaign, to discuss the Trump-Vance campaign's conflicting messages on reproductive access and other key campaign issues.

MSNBC
Jen Psaki Spots Ugly Sign Right-Wingers Know They're 'Probably Losing'

"You deserve all the ridicule coming your way," the MSNBC host warned.

HuffPost

Krugman: #Trump’s #madeup #claims of a ‘#Kamala #crime #wave’ are not supported by the #data.

Nationally, the #murder #rate in 2023 was far lower than it was in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s.

— The #ViolentCrimeRate has decreased every single year since Trump left office.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/08/27/krugman-trumps-made-up-kamala-crime-wave-not-supported-by-data/

Krugman: Trump’s made-up ‘Kamala crime wave’ not supported by data

Nationally, the murder rate in 2023 was far lower than it was in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s

East Bay Times
Trump Is Planning To Use 'Project 2025' To Build a Russia-Style Oligarchy in the United States

Anthony Scaramucci was the former president's communications director and, in this exclusive op-ed for Zeteo, he denounces Trump's manifesto for a Christian, conservative state.

Zeteo

#Trump engages in #vexatious #litigation, #suing the #JusticeDepartment for $100 Million

It is #Dejavu all over again.

— The #searchwarrant was properly #authorized by a #judge, and found what it sought. Trump has no #grounds on which to #sue.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/justice-department-trump-lawsuit/

Trump Sues the Justice Department for $100 Million

Déjà vu all over again.

The Nation
Pro-Trump official in “key” Georgia GOP position complained about Jewish people “controlling everything”

Media Matters for America
Just a reminder... If you hang out with Nazi's, you are a Nazi!

As the #HarrisWalz #Campaign moves ahead, the #cavalry comes to Trump’s #aid on the #airwaves.

With #polls showing former President #Trump slipping behind #VicePresident #Harris in multiple #states, Trump’s #allies are stepping on the gas to try and make up ground

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/g-s1-19636/trump-ad-spending-harris

Former Obama staffer: Trump spending money in this state shows Harris ‘landslide’

Donald Trump has very little chance of losing in this state.

nj

Ex-#Trump #Adviser Drops #Bombshell About Trump’s #Taliban #Deal

#HRMcMaster is pointing to #DonaldTrump for the #chaotic #US #withdrawal from #Afghanistan, that Trump bragged couldn't be undone if they wanted to.

https://newrepublic.com/post/185318/former-trump-adviser-mcmaster-taliban-afghanistan

Ex–Trump Adviser Drops Bombshell About Trump’s Taliban Deal

H.R. McMaster is pointing to Donald Trump for the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The New Republic

The Receipts: “They couldn't undo it if they wanted to.“

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwsAyDwK-sw

Trump Took Credit for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan #Shorts

YouTube
'Ferocious pushback': Pro-Trump election board's tricks draw legal backlash

Rachel Maddow reports on the pro-Trump election board in Georgia that it working hard to grant itself rules to control the outcome of Georgia's election, and the pressure on Governor Brian Kemp to step in to preserve the integrity of Georgia's election system while Democrats have filed a new lawsuit. 

MSNBC
'No migrant crime wave.' Experts fact check election rhetoric

Crime statistics consistently show that native born Americans commit more crimes than migrants. But you wouldn’t know that from what politicians are saying.

KPBS

#Misogynistic #Crack About “#Generals Having Their #Way With” #KamalaHarris #Bombs.

#Misogyny is like so many things in life, there are different #strains and #levels of it. Fox News' #JesseWatters maxes out the bullshit meter.

On any normal network Watters would be #fired on the spot for this. But he’ll probably get a #promotion and a #raise seeing as how this is #FoxNews.

https://politizoom.com/misogynistic-crack-about-generals-having-their-way-with-kamala-harris-bombs/#Movies

Misogynistic Crack About "Generals Having Their Way With" Kamala Harris Bombs

Misogyny is like so many things in life, there are different strains and levels of it. Think of it as an element in wine, for example. Some wines might have a hint of misogny in

PolitiZoom

@Susan_Larson_TN Another day, another #HatchAct violation from the insurrectionist-in-chief

#trump #taliban #afghanistan

@Susan_Larson_TN smart article..."Maxwell says meeting people where they are means talking about the things that are important to them — not culture wars, but basic needs. "We all deserve clean water, access to health care, making sure that K through 12 education is funded, making sure that women have access to reproductive care,” she said.