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Only sharp-eyed readers will be able to spot the difference in the coverage of the two proposals. pic.twitter.com/h9PMWCZzDX

— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) August 12, 2024

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CBS’s @Weijia Jiang: “So, following up on eliminating taxes on tips, is that an idea that the Biden administration considered at any point in the past three and a half years?”

KJP: “What I can say is the president supports it — uh — and — uh — what I can say is — um — obviously… pic.twitter.com/NHXRBYDjyf

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024

From Ed: KJP couldn't do better than this? On a question even a rookie flack could see coming from a mile away?

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"So, if Harris was really this revolutionary game-changing candidate that the media is portraying her to be, wouldn't you think that her bump in the polls given the hagiographic nature of her press coverage would be more than the 5-6% that she has gained???    

"Even with all the advantages she has been given over the past 20 days, the best she has been able to do is climb into a statistical dead-heat.

"There is ZERO reason to believe that she will continue to improve on the same trajectory once the sugar high wears off and the Trump campaign begins to beat on her with the hours and hours of video of her own words over the next 11 weeks."

From Ed:I have more on this here. This is more of the glass half-full approach. 

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The way the US corporate media transformed Kamala Harris from a national embarrassment to a transformative pioneer overnight -- without even pretending to care about anything that she thinks or believes -- is a powerful testament to how potent the science of propaganda is: https://t.co/cOlJ9P7vnn

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 12, 2024

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"Vice President Harris was mocked online for requiring campaign rallygoers to present a government-issued ID upon entry, despite the Democratic presidential nominee opposing voter ID laws. 

"Ahead of Harris’ rally alongside vice presidential running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Arizona on Friday, her campaign sent out an email advising that only confirmed RSVPs will be admitted. 

"The email said those on the RSVP list must present a matching government-issued photo ID in order to be admitted to the venue, KTAR reported." 

From Ed: In fairness, this is a security measure that probably will get more emphasis after the assassination attempt on Trump. But also in fairness, it's also a security measure for fair elections.

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Kamala Harris REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED by Time Magazine — and yet they still gave her this fawning cover. pic.twitter.com/YUt6b20OPj

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 12, 2024

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"“She did tell reporters today that part of her agenda will be coming out soon, and that will include her economic agenda. I think right now she’s been able to navigate kind of having her cake and eating it too. So she‘s benefiting in — she‘s able to say, ‘I‘m lockstep with President Biden. We‘ve done great things. We‘ve been working hard for three-and-a-half years,’ but she hasn‘t necessarily been blamed the same way Biden has been blamed for some of the ways the economy has kind of had fits and starts, with the rising cost of goods most prominent in people‘s minds,” Mitchell said. ...

"“I do think people are going to be looking at that, but to your bigger point, she‘s benefiting from the fact that the enthusiasm around her campaign is kind of separate from the policy. This is the — she‘s getting good vibes, she’s getting good energy. She‘s getting people who are behind her because they don‘t want Trump back. And for them, it‘s less about policy than it is about just her showing a hopeful and positive campaign. But I think that could run out if she doesn’t back it up with policy,” Mitchell said."

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KAMALA HARRIS: “When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breath clean air and drink clean water.” pic.twitter.com/MbMiDx9Xoc

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 14, 2023

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"“When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breathe clean air and drink clean water,” Harris clearly said in the clip.

"Meanwhile, the White House responded by issuing a correction of its official transcript of Harris’ remarks – suggesting that she meant to say “pollution” instead of “population.” Critics dismissed the White House’s claim as “damage control.”"

From Ed: This explanation really doesn't help. Harris doesn't know the difference between population and pollution? Or does she think population IS pollution? And ... wasn't this a prepared speech?

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Trump campaign already running with this from KJP https://t.co/9pCylsPvoE

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) August 12, 2024

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"Vice President Kamala Harris proposed an end to taxes on tips and to increase the federal minimum wage, a move that could cost up to $200 billion over the next 10 years, according to a budget watchdog estimate.

"Harris vowed during a rally in Las Vegas on Saturday night to make income from tips exempt from federal taxes and raise the minimum wage."

From Ed: I might come back to this tomorrow. The real danger of a minimum-wage hike isn't to the federal deficit but to small businesses and the risk of stoking inflation again. Ask California and Seattle how their minimum-wage hikes worked out for them.

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Graphic showing how Trump, Vance, Harris, and Tim Walz have spend their adult lives. Striking that the Democratic ticket has literally no private sector experience. pic.twitter.com/IntZb6eLKT

— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) August 12, 2024