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Via Jennifer Mercieca:

It's going to be really important to keep positive this week, the infowars will be trying to set the narrative about the debate. People will lose hope. Don't let that happen.
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Jennifer Mercieca:
Jul 22
Folks, this is a space for information warfare. Take a tip from Swifties: when you see anti-Kamala content/trending topics co-opt it. How? Use the trending keywords to circulate pro-Kamala content. Flood their zone with positivity #Harris.

I can’t believe my eyes. This is an actual headline from Fox (website) just now:

“Retired generals defend #Harris, blame #Trump on Afghanistan withdrawal: report

The former military brass say Trump left Biden and Harris with a disaster”

#ClusterFox

ADDED, for the skeptics, a screengrab:

Via Emptywheel:

1 thing that APPEARS to have happened is GOP spent so much time attacking #Walz, w/stolen valor etc (possibly bc they had ready, albeit shoddy GOP oppo on him but not on Kamala), they evened Walz' superb favorables but left VP space to improve hers.

Josh Marshall:

On July 2nd, days after Biden's last debate, #Harris had a net neg favorability of 17.6 pts (538 avg). Today is at .1 pt net neg favorability, unheard of turnaround. #Trump is -9.6; Vance -10.7; Walz +5; Harris -.1

Judd Legum:

Is there a single voter in the United States of America who will be swayed by Dick Cheney’s announcement that he is supporting #Harris?

Via Emptywheel:

The funding report Kamala put out the other day said that "almost 1/5 of donors [in Aug] were registered GOP or Indep. Those are people willing to put their name to their support. BUT… 1/2 🧵

Welp.

“George W. Bush doesn't plan to make an endorsement or voice how he or his wife Laura will vote in November, his office told ABC News Saturday.

The announcement came a day after Bush's vice president, Dick Cheney, announced he would cross party lines and vote for Vice President Kamala #Harris”

https://trib.al/QxJi5Qs

Former President George W. Bush will not make formal election endorsement, office says

Dick Cheney, his vice president, announced Friday he's voting for Harris.

^{Quinn Scanlan (ABC News)}

"REPORTER: Who will you vote for?

VOTER: Kamala Harris.

REPORTER: Were you Democrats before?

VOTER: I’m a Republican.

REPORTER: Why are you voting the other way?

VOTER: Because she behaves more like a human."

https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/07/exchange-of-the-day-316/

#HarrisWalz2024 #Harris #Harris2024 #KamalaHarris2024 #HarrisWalz

CNBC:

88 current & former business leaders endorse #Harris in a broad show of support from the biz world.

List includes current CEOs of Yelp, Box, Ripple; former CEOs of Pepsi, Lyft, Ford, Starbucks; James Murdoch; Magic Johnson & more

Via Ammar Moussa:

NEW >> We raised $361 million last month - the MOST ever raised in presidential politics.

- That’s nearly TRIPLE what #Trump raised
- 1.3 million FIRST time donors this cycle
- 75% of those donors didn’t donate last cycle👀 #Harris

Lol, I love Ammar Moussa's tweets:

Oh👀👀👀

Matthew Rink:

New: Dem VP nom #Walz rally in Erie, Pa. Thursday drew 2,500 people, according to official figures from #Harris camp. John Fetterman had 1,500 in '22 at rally ErieBCC following stroke that sidelined him from campaign trail. #JDVance had roughly 200 in Erie last week.

Via Business Insider's Bryan metzger:

"Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala #Harris," Liz Cheney says at Texas Tribune Festival.

So Kamala got pledges from both the Dick and the Dickette.

💪🏼👠 ,La!

Via Kyle Griffin:

NBC Exclusive:

Vice President #Harris' political operation raised more than $300 million in the month of August — more than twice as much as #Trump's operation gathered in the same period.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-raised-300-million-august-extending-cash-windfall-rcna169759

Kamala Harris raised over $300 million in August, extending cash windfall

Kamala Harris' political operation raised more than $300 million in the month of August — more than twice as much as Donald Trump's.

^{Natasha Korecki (NBC News)}

Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon #Harris has arrived in #Kyiv for a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1831214211092938961.html

#Ukraine #Ireland #EU #Russia

2/ "I don't believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates' names, particularly in swing states. And as a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this. And because of the danger that Donald #Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I’m voting for Kamala #Harris."

https://meidasnews.com/news/liz-cheney-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president-citing-constitutional-duty-and-trumps-danger

Told you so, Debbie Downers.

Now comes the part where you tell me her politics suck. And I remind you that I've said repeatedly that I hate her politics too, but that she's still a good ally in this one case: Defeating Trump.

Here' you go, via Scott MacFarlane:

FLASH: Her spokesman confirms Liz Cheney is voting for VP Kamala #Harris for President

And she makes the announcement in ….. North Carolina

Pro-#Trump group attacks #Harris for murder that took place 14 yrs ago

Preserve America #PAC is a pro-Trump group, largely funded by #billionaire #MiriamAdelson, that expects to spend $100 million in this election cycle. This ad, which comes in 30-sec & 60-sec versions, links VP #KamalaHarris, to the murder of a teenager nearly 14 yrs ago.

Harris at the time was the DA for San Francisco. The murder took place in Texas.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/03/pro-trump-group-attacks-harris-murder-that-took-place-14-years-ago/

Via Kyle Griffin:

Today, Vice President #Harris will propose a significant expansion of the tax deduction new small businesses can take.

Currently, small business owners can deduct up to $5,000 in startup expenses. Harris wants to expand that to a $50,000 tax benefit.

Harris will set a goal of 25 million new small-business applications in her first term if elected.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Team #Harris just announced an almost $25 mil donation to bolster Dems up & down the ballot — the largest transfer ever in a pres cycle, according to the campaign.

The full breakdown:

* $10 million to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

* $10 million to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

* $2.5 million to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

* $1 million to the Democratic AGs Association

* $1 million to the Democratic Governors' Association

This is SOOO important.

We need a #BlueTrifecta nationally to get anything done. And we need them in as many states as possible to stop the #LaboratoriesOfAutocracy.

#Harris supporting the *whole* party is a major change. And a key part of the #NewWayForward

He’s switched to Dem and is voting for #Harris

Exclusive: John McCain’s son decries #Trump appearance at Arlington as a ‘violation’ that turned cemetery into campaign backdrop

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/politics/jimmy-mccain-decries-trump-arlington-appearance?cid=ios_app

Every time I see a poll showing Harris with a modest lead, I have the same thought:

Via @stevebenen:

The electoral college tilts the playing field, and #Harris has to try to run up the score to prevent losing, even if she "wins" the popular vote by millions of people. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/2024-race-polls-kamala-harris-donald-trump-presidential-election-rcna169333

As 2024 race enters a new stage, the polls come with an electoral college caveat

Kamala Harris' polling lead might be real, but our system makes it easier for Republicans to win the White House, even when they receive fewer votes.

^{Steve Benen (MSNBC)}

🎯 Via Henry M. Rosenberg:

Media: What do you plan to do for the country?
#Trump: I'll do great things, the best anybody has ever seen.
Media: Thanks

Media; Madam VP?
Kamala #Harris: I will tax the rich, support U.S. manufacturing, continue to strengthen our alliances...
Media: Can you be more specific?

Via Reuters' Nandita Bose:

BREAKING:

Kamala #Harris will propose expanding small biz tax deduction to $50,000 from $5,000 in New Hampshire on Wednesday. She will also announce a first-term goal of 25 million small business applications, up from 19 million under Joe Biden.

Via Kyle Griffin:

The #Harris campaign just released a new ad, 'Focused' — part of the $370 million buy running through Election Day — contrasting Vice President Harris' economic agenda with #Trump's #Project2025 plans. https://youtu.be/pjTjb63DgY8?feature=shared

Focused | Harris-Walz 2024

--------------------------------------Follow Kamala!Kamala's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KamalaHarrisKamala's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KamalaHarri...

^YouTube

Via Harry Sisson:

BOOM! The #Harris #Walz campaign just released this statement in response to Donald Trump claiming that he has “every right” to interfere in elections. Share this everywhere!

Via CBS’s Aaron Navarro:

According to a campaign official, during Vice President #Harris’ Pittsburgh trip today, she is expected to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned.

This continues Pres. #Biden's stance in the spring where he opposed the merger of U.S. Steel with Nippon Steel of Japan

Via Juliet Jeske “Decoding Fox News”:

#Project2025 has #Trump’s name all over it. Guess what else it has? The phrase “decertify government unions.” It’s incredibly anti-union. Trump praised Elon #Musk for busting a union. Wake up and see the fake populism. Trump does not support unions. Don’t be a Putz.

Aaron Rupar:

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien is still flirting with the idea of not endorsing Kamala #Harris

Via Ammar Moussa:

Donald #Trump and #JDVance nowhere to be seen on Labor Day

Taylor Popielarz:

The presidential campaign schedule on this Labor Day:

• #Harris will visit MI and PA

• #Biden will join Harris in PA

• Tim #Walz & Gwen Walz will visit MN and WI

• Douglas #Emhoff will visit VA

• Trump and JDVance don't have any public events scheduled

Neither got a bounce from their conventions. Pundits’ predictions were wrong again.

“#Harris doesn't get convention bounce, but widens gap with women: POLL

Other key takeaways from ABC's poll include white men shifting to #Trump.”

https://trib.al/yKDoETH

Harris doesn't get convention bounce, but widens gap with women: POLL

Other key takeaways from ABC's poll include white men shifting to Trump.

^{Gary Langer (ABC News)}

Via #Harris rapid response James Singer:

The stunning cost of #Trump’s #abortion bans.

“Infant deaths surged 12.9% in Texas compared with a 1.8% increase across the rest of the country in the year after the state enacted its strict abortion ban.”

Via Tom Bonier:

I graphed the percent of new registrants who were women for every day of the past 2+ years. This is just the 15 states where we have files updated since the 7/21 candidate change.

Look at that spike in late July. The #Harris Effect is adding to the Dobbs effect, surpassing the 2022 peaks. #abortion

Can you spell "desperate"? "Floundering"? "Lies"? "Projection"?

Trump's now stealing #Harris's campaign theme. In a speech, he said, "Every day will be filled with joy, opportunity, and hope" if he wins.

Wow.

H/t: Acyn

2/ H/t: Meidas Touch.

#Harris on #Trump endorsing Florida's near-total #abortion ban:

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Via @atrupar :

It makes me feel like I'm on crazy pills listening to pundits talk about the "high stakes" of tonight's CNN interview for Kamala #Harris when her opponent is desecrating Arlington Cemetery and amplifying disgusting misogyny on social media. Voting for #Trump is a profoundly ugly and irresponsible choice that should not be normalized.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Vice President #Harris just said in Savannah that she plans to unveil a small business tax credit policy proposal next week.

"I'm telling you, this is one of my singular priorities, is to invest and grow our small businesses."

Seriously Bash? SERIOUSLY? #Harris dispensed of this beautifully and effectively. With dignity.

Via Griffin:

CNN's BASH: [Trump] suggested that you happened to turn black recently for political purposes, questioning a core part of your identity.
HARRIS: Yes.

BASH: Any—
HARRIS: Same old tired playbook. Next question, please. (Laughter)

BASH: That's it?
HARRIS: That's it.

🙄Right smack in the middle of #Harris interview.

“#Trump asked fed court late Thur to intervene in his hush $/interf. criminal case, seeking pathway to overturn his conviction & indefinitely delay his sentencing sched for next month.

…asked District Court in Manhattan to take control of the NYC criminal case, arguing that the state-level prosecution violated Trump’s constitutional rights and ran afoul of the #SCOTUS’s recent ruling on presidential immunity” #legal

https://apnews.com/article/8389e21c214b79220e6530a395a61192

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case

Donald Trump has asked a federal court to intervene in his hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing scheduled for next month.

^{MICHAEL R. SISAK (AP News)}

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Via Keith Boykin:

The first 10 minutes of Kamala #Harris’s CNN interview with Dana Bash is already more serious and substantive than any interview Donald #Trump has ever given in the nine long years since he rode down his golden escalator in 2015.

Via Jason Karsh:

It is hilarious to hear Dana Bash asking detailed policy questions and follow-ups to #Harris when this is virtually never done with Republicans and absolutely would not happen with #Trump. I mean, I support journalism and she should do this, the double standard is just interesting.