But the continuing great news about the economy is somehow a problem for Kamala Harris, if you want to believe the press:

"Politico greeted today’s economic news with a headline saying, 'Inflation is easing. Now, Harris has an even bigger problem with the economy.'”

New York Times: “Harris Is Set to Lay Out an Economic Message Light on Details.”

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
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As Robert B. Hubbell says, after constantly pounding the Biden administration about how the economy is a problem, MSNBC got an "expert" on its show today to say, “Well, of course, the election won’t be decided on the economy.”

When times are tough economically, it's the Democrats' problem.

When Democrats solve economic problems and excel, somehow the economy no longer matters.

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/republicans-say-its-the-economy-stupid

Republicans say, “It’s the economy, stupid” . . . unless the economy is strong, then it’s “Look, there goes Elvis!”

August 15, 2024

^{Robert B. Hubbell (Today's Edition Newsletter)}

"The press has no interest in reporting on a positive economic story. Kamala Harris announced that she would give a speech on Friday outlining her economic policies. The New York Times didn’t wait for the speech to give it a negative review, posting the headline Harris Is Set to Lay Out an Economic Message Light on Detail.

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media #NewYorkTimes
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Josh Marshall notes that the tack the media want to take on Harris is to pretend that, until she agrees to sit-down interview with them, she's light on policy and vision. The Beltway media consistently underestimated and even ridiculed her as v-p, so they're baffled that she's doing so well in her campaign, and they need an explanation. They want to corner her in iinterviews, and punish her if she refuses. They want control.

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/kamala-a-riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-an-enigma-many-people-are-saying

Kamala, A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma, Many People are Saying

TPM Reader KJ sent me this in response to yesterday’s BackChannel. At...

^TPM

Jonathan Chait notes that the claim that Harris is light on policy is a Republican talking point designed to take her down a notch, and in echoing it while giving Trump a big free ride, the media are absolutely employing a double standard that favors Trump.

"Meanwhile, Donald Trump very much is skating by without serious policy commitments."

#KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/medias-bias-kamala-harris-donald-trump-double-standard.html

"There’s nothing cheap or vibesy or anything less than robust about the campaign Harris is now running. She’s putting out a vision and creating a choice and the public is responding to it. It’s working. Why on earth would she shift gears or respond to anyone trying to break her stride?"

~ Josh Marshall

#KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/harriss-campaign-is-working-get-used-to-it

Harris' Campaign Is Working—Get Used to It

I’m reading through a Puck newsletter, sent out under the heading “The...

^TPM

Margaret Sullivan reports on feedback she got after she published a column recently calling on Kamala Harris to do a sit-down interview with a reporter. She says that many of her readers sent "vehement protests."

One told her, "The media has proven itself to be a bad-faith, both-sidesing, Trump-leaning, Trump-excusing gaggle.”

#KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/heres-an-urgently-needed-pre-election

Here's an urgently needed, pre-election reform plan for the media

And guess what it emphasizes? Yes: 'Not the odds, but the stakes'

^{Margaret Sullivan (American Crisis)}

She notes that the Media and Democracy Project has just published an open letter to executives, publishers and union leaders of major media organizations. It calls for the media to consider the stakes of this election, not the odds." But:

"The question, of course, is whether decision-makers in the media will listen. Based on my experience in newsrooms at the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere, it’s not likely."

#KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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https://newsdirect.com/news/open-letter-demands-newsroom-reset-pushes-for-adoption-of-pro-democracy-election-coverage-guidelines-619946460

Open Letter Demands ‘Newsroom Reset’, Pushes for Adoption of Pro-Democracy Election Coverage Guidelines | News Direct

3,000+ Urge Media Executives and Publishers to Drop Horse Race Coverage and Prioritize Substantive Coverage of the Issues

^{News Direct}

Well, it's not as if Trump has no policy at all. As Charlie Sykes reminds us today, pointing to the ugly racist attack on Kamala Harris his campaign posted on X yesterday,

"Trump has taken his racism far beyond a dog whistle, and as even a cursory scroll through the War Room account shows, his campaign is not attempting to hide it."

#Trump #KamalaHarris #policy #racism
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https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/08/trump-campaign-racist-theory-migrants-great-replacement/679463/

The Trump campaign endorses a racist theory

A recent X post from a campaign account is part of a broader pattern of baseless fearmongering about migrant crime.

^{Charles Sykes (The Atlantic)}

"The Trump-supporting owners of mainstream media only want money, ratings, and for Donald to be elected. The journalists they employ are along for the ride. Enough is enough."

~ Scott Dworkin

#KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/were-sick-of-press-normalizing-trump

We’re Sick of Press Normalizing Trump

Donald is a convicted felon and a wannabe dictator. Time to act like it

^{Scott Dworkin (The Dworkin Report)}