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ALL TALK
We must see Harris every day between now and the election, overseeing storm relief efforts, combatting Trump’s lies and—most important—showcasing how different she is to him.
Eleanor Clift covers politics for The Daily Beast. A regular panelist on the McLaughlin Group, she has also appeared as herself in several movies, including "Dave," "Independence Day," "Rising Sun," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," and the CBS sit-com, "Murphy Brown."
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ONE ON ONE
What Tim Walz and JD Vance say and how they conduct themselves in Tuesday evening’s debate could help propel the ticket they’re on—or pose a speed bump in the presidential race.
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TICK TOCK
Harris only needs thousands of votes in a handful of key states. The bad news is that there are no big stages ahead to easily reach those voters if Trump refuses to debate her.
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RIDING HIGH
Democrats understood from the moment Harris took over the ticket that she was the one thing standing between us and a second Trump presidency. Quibbles about this or that vanished.
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There’s little that could go right and a lot that can go wrong when two self-centered narcissists are vying for attention on a crowded campaign trail.
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CENTER STAGE
Harris is riding high in large part because of Biden’s “Scranton Joe” trustability—the faith he put in her and his transfer of the candidacy to her. He owes her—and she owes him.
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LIGHT AND SHADE
Walz is a joyful politician, the happy warrior, while Vance has a darker view of America and its promise and possibility. Who will prevail?
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THE LONG GAME
Kamala Harris has had a stellar first week of campaigning—scooping up both pop culture cool and millions flowing into campaign coffers. Can she build on it all to win in November?
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HOWDY PARTNER
Kelly is smart and cool in debate, and tough on border issues, which could help blunt attacks on Harris as Biden’s “border czar” complicit in the mess at the border.
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CULTURE WARS
There’s plenty to take apart in statements J.D. Vance has made and positions he has taken on issues like abortion—and Democrats are hoping Kamala Harris does precisely that.