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This is why Texas polling matters... Harris won't win, but there's been a really consistent 3-5 point gap between Trump and Cruz. So if she's losing close, Cruz can lose...

If this is true, this would be exhibiting a level of overconfidence that would make Clinton 2016 look cautious and careful by comparison. In reality, probably a mixed bag. Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita probably know better, but the candidate doesn't, and the people below them are gonna take their cues from the candidate

I've kinda come to the conclusion that it's a combination of how they really hate how Walz codes (ie. Normie Midwest dad, teacher, coach) and that because Vance has been attacked hard, it warrants an equal reaction / pretending he has equally grave flaws as a candidate (he doesn't). As the old saying goes, when you're the hammer, everything looks like a nail. But strategically, Adam is right... We are now in the third week of the Trump Camp Pain focusing way more fire on the VP candidate rather than the actual candidate. It's just really not smart at all

Going after Shapiro like this is... A decision

Kinda felt this was during Emhoff's speech last night as well, but modern American families are complex, and they are far from the relatively sanitized versions we have seen portrayed in past Presidencies. Walz' is the same way... It's just nice to see, evidence that for all that is wrong with society today, we are incrementally getting better nonetheless

He seemed to go off prompter more tonight versus his earlier appearances, but even with his inexperience, he never lost the authenticity. He absolutely nailed it

Wow...

Holy ****, the first one... Come on guys

The impact of RFK Jr.'s departure from this race is more likely to be ephemeral than people will treat it, although it totally reinforces the "weirdo" aspect of the Trump/Vance ticket for sure.

I believe what Chas may be trying to say is that RFK Jr. will never be HHS Secretary, and I believe that, as a practical matter of Senate math, he's right. Even in the likely event that the GOP takes back the Senate.

Related maybe?

January 6th and Trump's criminality are very important things, but there's a tension in that the things that are required to win voters over or even drive turnout from your own side may not be advanced by leaning too heavily into those events. Obama's comment about people "tuning out" just now is something to keep in mind.

She's always been good, but damn...

Doug Emhoff's speech was really powerful... Not the best public speaker, but just one hell of a character witness

I can't believe I'm saying it, but I don't think DeSantis is this bad

Just a terminally unfunny individual, goodness

This has always been true, but my sense is that as Trump has aged and has lost his fastball, the press is having a harder and harder time sanewashing this stuff in a way that people buy. The elevation of Harris and the constrast she draws, in particular, has made it harder IMO

1.) He literally did say it... That's not false, that's a fact. 2.) Has Politifact considered that Trump is a profligate liar?

Brings back memories...

Don't these guys have any real stories to cover?

Hochul and Raskin didn't need slots, but overall, this whole episode is an additional reminder (along with every World Series) at how EST people are absolute babies

Man, Warnock's closing was powerful...

He'll be on before 1130 Eastern... I don't get what the fuss is all about, this happened during the GOP Convention as well