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
/10

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)}

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
/9

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}

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
/8

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)}

"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
/7

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

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
/6

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/medias-bias-kamala-harris-donald-trump-double-standard.html

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
/5

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

"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
/4

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
/3

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)}

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
/2

As Heather Cox Richardson notes, yesterday's Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that prices rose less than 3% in the previous twelve months. Inflation has fallen to its lowest rate since April 2021, and for well over a year, wages have grown faster than inflation. Ths stock market ticked up in response to the report.

#KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
/1

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-14-2024

August 14, 2024

The July report for consumer prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which came out today, showed that prices rose less than 3% in the previous twelve months.

^{Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)}

"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
/11

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)}

President Joe #Biden is scheduled to appear alongside MVP #KamalaHarris at an event in #Maryland on Thurs at which they are expected to tout billions of dollars in initial savings from an ongoing effort to negotiate w/ #pharmaceutical companies over the prices of #drugs used by Americans on #Medicare.

#Trump plans to hold his second *#news* conference in as many weeks, this one at his golf club in #NewJersey.

#Election2024 #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/15/2024-election-campaign-updates-harris-trump/

Kamala Harris Is Closing Gap on Donald Trump in Texas, Poll Suggests

"I can tell you, in Texas, which Barack Obama lost by 16 points in 2012, Hillary Clinton lost by nine points in 2016, and Joe Biden only lost by [5.6] percent in 2020, this is really the sleeper battleground state." -Beto O'Rourke

https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-texas-poll-donald-trump-activote-1939004

#USPol #Politics #Texas #KamalaHarris

RS:
Conservative mom of 6 says Dems better on family policy

Even a former Heritage Foundation writer is now saying that Democrats are the better party when concerning policies that are most beneficial to parents.

In a recent op-ed for Newsweek, conservative activist Bethany Mandel... admitted that the Democratic Party has consistently been a better ally of working-class Americans... better for families...
https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-family-values/

#News #Politics #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #TimWalz

'Hurt the Republican ticket': Conservative mom of 6 says Dems better on family policy

^{Carl Gibson, AlterNet (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

📺NEW #VIDEO! " #JoshHawley Gets OWNED by a REAL Man"

👊The Flaccid Fist Of Fury is reminded a joke book on manhood doesn't make him a man

🔥 WATCH! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NrjzEINe8 #Weird #news #HarrisWalz2024 #kamalaharris #trump #harris #harris2024 #usa #politics #press #ukraine #russia

BREAKING: Abortion rights initiative WILL be on the ballot this November in Missouri.

https://tinyurl.com/mrxmxmnn

#Harris2024 #HarrisWalz2024 #voteblue #vote #KamalaHarris #usa #uspol

Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot

Missouri voters will decide in November whether to amend the state constitution to create a right to abortion. Election officials said Tuesday that an abortion-rights initiative received more than enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

^{DAVID A. LIEB (AP News)}

Anyone spending a minute on any social network can easily find numerous articles, photos, and videos posted by attendees and journalists to verify that thousands of people show up for #KamalaHarris and #TimWalz campaign rallies.

But in a Sunday social media post, Trump made the false claim that a crowd at a Thursday event was AI generated.

His claim is pathetic and ridiculous, but it is also insidious.

There are many videos like the below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5VOHvij43k&t=7288s

🧵 Trump's latest lie about #KamalaHarris crowds is the official kickoff to #BigLie2

On Sunday, Donald Trump told a blatant lie about Kamala Harris's huge crowds at her campaign rallies.

He knows with 100% certitude that her crowds are not fake. What he's doing is building a new alternative reality for his supporters should he lose

This thread is a summary of my latest @discoverflux piece. You can click through or continue here in the fediverse...

https://plus.flux.community/p/the-big-lie-20-is-officially-here

The Big Lie 2.0 is officially here

Trump’s blatant deception about Kamala Harris’s huge crowds is the formal start of his attempt to steal the 2024 election

^{Matthew Sheffield (Flux)}

…The #UAW's international executive board on July 31 endorsed MVP #KamalaHarris. Since then, UAW President #ShawnFain has stepped up his familiar role as a top booster for the Democratic ticket & a Trump opponent.
"When we say Donald Trump is a #scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our #union stands for, this is what we mean," Fain said.

#law #LaborLaw
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

#DonaldTrump sat down with billionaire #ElonMusk on Monday for a rambling and vitriolic interview that revisited many of the former president’s most divisive talking points.

The ex-president attacked #migrants, denounced #KamalaHarris and praised #Russia in discussion delayed by technical glitch

#Xitter #Ukraine

#Trump revisits most divisive talking points in rambling interview with #Musk
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/trump-elon-musk-interview

Back toot: https://noc.social/@Norobiik/112952578808555215

Trump revisits most divisive talking points in rambling interview with Musk

Ex-president attacks migrants and denounces Kamala Harris in discussion delayed by technical glitch

^{Joan E Greve (The Guardian)}

“If Democrats truly want to make this election about democracy, they might start by looking at the recent trends in their own house.”

Since #KamalaHarris wasn’t on the primary ticket for voters, delegates choosing her as the nominee is undemocratic, and follows on a long history of party leaders not trusting their voters, writes a political scientist:

https://theconversation.com/democratic-partys-choice-of-harris-was-undemocratic-and-the-latest-evidence-of-party-leaders-distrusting-party-voters-236002
#Election2024 #News #USPolitics

Democratic Party’s choice of Harris was undemocratic − and the latest evidence of party leaders distrusting party voters

Handing VP Kamala Harris the Democratic presidential nomination without having her compete in primaries is a throwback to less democratic ways of picking nominees, a political scientist says.

^{The Conversation}

#FactCheck #VanceLies

#JDVance’s false claim that ‘#GreenEnergy scam’ ships jobs to China

…one of Vance’s consistent claims is that VP #KamalaHarris shipped jobs to China by casting the tiebreaking vote in 2022 in the Senate for the #InflationReductionAct, a bill that included $370B in #climate & #energy funding to combat #ClimateChange.

…Vance’s claims make little sense. The #IRA was designed to foster #green #manufacturing #jobs IN the #UnitedStates.
#HarrisWalz2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/12/jd-vances-false-claim-that-green-energy-scam-ships-jobs-china/

BREAKING: Biden-Harris administration announces crack down on corporate tactics designed to waste your time, money and frustrate your effort to end a subscription or process a medical refund, etc: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/08/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-launches-new-effort-to-crack-down-on-everyday-headaches-and-hassles-that-waste-americans-time-and-money/

#Harris2024 #HarrisWalz2024 #KamalaHarris #Biden #usa #uspol #politics #vote #voteblue

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Effort to Crack Down on Everyday Headaches and Hassles That Waste Americans’ Time and Money | The White House

New actions will take on corporate tricks and scams like excessive paperwork, long wait times, and more that pad the profits of big business at the

^{The White House}

The Harris campaign has a Truth Social account!

It follows only one single other account (of course donald Trump)... posting her rally sizes side by side to his, and similar stuff that "may" trigger him.

Trump already took the bait and as expected his mental decline is spiralling ever so "slightly" faster...

🍿 🍿 🍿

#trump #HarrisWalz2024 #KamalaHarris #truthsocial

#Harris is beating #Trump by transcending him

The sudden & radical shift in the trajectory of the 2024 campaign owes to more than the replacement of President Joe #Biden w/MVP #KamalaHarris as the #Democratic candidate. To a degree that’s still not fully appreciated, #Harris has embraced an entirely new strategy: She’s not just pushing back against Donald Trump’s #politics of #cultural #division. She’s bidding to #transcend it.

#democracy #freedom #joy #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/11/harris-walz-transcending-trump-2024/

🧵 Thread by journalist Magdi Jacobs following the #KamalaHarris shut-down of protesters at her 8/7 rally, via ThreadReaderApp. I suspect a lot of normie Dems are of this mindset. Worth your time for a read.

#HarrisWalz2024 #Walz @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1822001327460716546.html

Thread by @magi_jay on Thread Reader App

@magi_jay: I have never felt anything so deeply in my bones as I do this. We're done. That doesn't mean we're done caring about issues, whether it's universal healthcare or M.E. conflict; rather, we're done being bu...…

^{threadreaderapp.com}

“As a professor of American studies with a focus on race and politics, I know that Black women in the U.S. have a history of struggle against violence and oppression. And too often when we experience joy, and show it, ridicule follows.”

https://theconversation.com/harris-brings-joy-to-the-presidential-campaign-and-gop-mockery-of-laughing-kamala-is-nothing-new-to-black-women-235564
#BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #Election #Election2024 #KamalaHarris

Actors’ Equity Is Latest Union to Back Kamala Harris
#Variety #News #ActorsEquityAssociation #Elections2024 #KamalaHarris

https://variety.com/2024/politics/news/actors-equity-association-kamala-harris-endorsement-1236101775/

Actors' Equity Is Latest Union to Back Kamala Harris

Actors' Equity Association endorsed Kamala Harris on Friday, becoming the latest union to throw its support behind her presidential bid.

^{Gene Maddaus (Variety)}

New Nevada poll: Harris leads by 6

#kamalaharris #uspol #uspolitics #uspoli

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/new-nevada-poll-sees-harris-with-biggest-lead-over-trump-yet

New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet

A new poll of likely Nevada voters found Vice President Kamala Harris with a nearly 6 percentage point lead over former President Donald Trump — the largest lead for a Democrat in any presidential poll of Nevadans this cycle.

^{Gabby Birenbaum (The Nevada Independent)}

Dana Milbank: ‘Weird’ doesn’t begin to capture the Trump-Vance campaign: As Democrats play to massive, raucous crowds, the Republican ticket is busy courting angry young men.

"From my seat in the press section on the arena floor, I measured the noise when Harris and Walz took the stage at 107 decibels. That’s approaching rock-concert levels, but it wasn’t coming from the sound system; it was entirely from the lungs of 12,000 Democrats."

#KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democrats
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/09/harris-walz-trump-vance-weird/

“A credential to get into the Chicago Democratic National Convention is a hotter ticket than a Taylor Swift concert."

With Harris, the Democratic convention is a hot ticket

“Enthusiasm is off the charts right now. We really feel massive momentum going into this convention."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-democratic-convention-hot-ticket-rcna165249

#Politics #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #TaylorSwift #Chicago #DNC

Today, #KamalaHarris spoke at UAW Local 900 in Detroit. This won’t get the kind of attention bigger rallies get, which is too bad, because #Harris made some points that really show who she is. I’ve made some clips, from the c-span recording.

1. On the connection between true strength and working collectively https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5127741/user-clip-harris-strength-collective-action
…
cc @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

MSNBC
The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell:
'Stupidest' candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions

Lawrence:
“I have never seen an industry slower at learning from its own stupid mistakes than the American news business, and you cannot expect them, in the next 89 days to figure out what they have not been able to figure out in nine years.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-oTJ49nls

#News #Politics #Trump #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #TimWalz