Keeping up with Kamala
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Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign says it raised more than $310 million in July, driven by a record-breaking $200 million in the first week after she replaced President Biden as the likely Democratic presidential nominee.
Last month’s totals include a number of shattered fundraising records, the campaign says, including the fastest time to raise a billion dollars and the weeklong outpouring of donations after a struggling Biden said he would no longer run for president.
“The tremendous outpouring of support we’ve seen in just a short time makes clear the Harris coalition is mobilized, growing, and ready to put in the work to defeat Trump this November,” Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris for President campaign manager, said in a statement. “It is the product of a campaign and coalition that knows the hard work and fighting spirit needed to win in November – and when we fight, we win.”
Two-thirds of the donations made last month came from first-time donors, according to the Harris campaign.
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/g-s1-14927/kamala-harris-fundraising
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It didn’t take long for former President Donald Trump to return to his well-worn playbook of resorting to attacks based on race and gender — familiar tactics he has used against political rivals, including in his 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton.
But it’s not 2016 anymore, and Democrats assert that the lessons learned from Trump’s campaign eight years ago guide their strategy now: Respond aggressively, use his attacks to bolster the campaign’s message and don’t let them distract from the issues.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/02/trump-harris-race-attacks-00172423
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Heh. Republicans for Harris.
The announced “Republicans for Harris” endorsers also include former Govs. Bill Weld of Massachusetts and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey, former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and 16 former Republican members of Congress, including Reps. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Joe Walsh of Illinois and Susan Molinari of New York, according to The Associated Press.
Plus some Floridians:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/florida-republicans-left-party-over-173700592.html
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Heh. Republicans for Harris.
The announced “Republicans for Harris” endorsers also include former Govs. Bill Weld of Massachusetts and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey, former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and 16 former Republican members of Congress, including Reps. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Joe Walsh of Illinois and Susan Molinari of New York, according to The Associated Press.
Plus some Floridians:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/florida-republicans-left-party-over-173700592.html
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I served with Tim Walz as a Republican in the House. He'll be a good vice president
More than ever, America needs a normal guy like Tim Walz to help lead our nation and bring us together
Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is a normal guy. I say this as a former Republican representative who served with Tim in Congress. In these times of bitter political division, America needs someone who can calmly and humbly serve the nation without all the unnecessary shouting and bluster that too often defines our politics today.
Tim and I represented different political parties – he as a Democrat, and I as a Republican – yet we found common ground and worked together on numerous issues for the betterment of our constituents and our nation. More than ever, America just needs a normal guy to help lead our nation and bring us together. I’m excited Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Tim as her running mate.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/i-served-tim-walz-republican-house-hell-good-vice-president
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Have you seen if the cooking With Kamala YouTube videos? There are several of them and they’re quite charming.
Here’s one:
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So only another poll, but at least things seem to be moving in Harris' direction...
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4818198-cook-political-report-arizona-georgia-nevada-tossups/
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h/t @Piano-Dad
GOP mayor of Mesa endorses Harris/Walz
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Judge Michael Luttig, lifelong Republican, (remember him from the January 6 hearings?) endorses Harris.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25050952-luttig-endorsement
