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A new Angus Reid poll finds Kamala Harris opening up a five point lead over Donald Trump among registered voters, 47% to 42%.

Gallup: “Americans’ favorable rating of Harris has increased 13 percentage points since June, to 47%, with 93% of Democrats, 41% of independents and 5% of Republicans holding positive opinions of her. … The vice president’s job approval rating is also now 47%, up seven points from the previous reading in December 2023.”

— David Plouffe, on X.

“The second night of the Democratic National Convention saw just a slight lift in viewership as 20.6M people tuned in across 12 networks,” Deadline reports. “That’s about half a million more than the first night, once again besting the audience for the Republican National Convention, which suffered from a steep decline to just 14.8M viewers in its second night.”

Florida’s Ron DeSantis has always been a fan of sports,
But his current game is enriching his GOP cohorts.
He feels it’s his Christian duty
To double down on meanness and cruelty,
So he’s turning our state parks into golf courses and pickleball courts.

The Harris Quote That Created MAGA’s ‘Dorito-Gate’

August 18, 2024 Pensito Editors

“It was election night for me as well. It was incredibly bittersweet. When I took the stage for my acceptance speech — to represent California in the Senate — I tore up my notes. I just said, ‘We will fight.’ Then I went home and I sat on the couch with a family-sized bag of nacho Doritos. I did not share one chip with anybody. Not even [second gentleman] Doug [Emhoff]. I just watched the TV with utter shock and dismay.Two things are true eight years later: I still love Doritos and we still have not stopped fighting.”

– Vice Pres. Kamala Harris in an Aug. 16, 2024, fundraising letter. Her mention of Dorito’s has, predictably, triggered right-wing outrage.

Not a Rambling Man

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“They will say he’s rambling. I don’t ramble. I’m a really smart guy.”

– Donald Trump claiming that he is not a rambling man at a rally in Pennsylvania on Aug. 17, 2024

Secretary of Losing

August 17, 2024August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

With his presidential campaign on all but life support,
RFK Jr. is lobbying for a cabinet post, according to reports.
He’s approached the Trump campaign,
And with Harris, sought the same,
But so far, no one has promised him Secretary of Dead Bear Transport.

Seth Myers Skewers the Dumbest Part of the Trump-Musk X–Space Fest

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Buck Banks

“Only a genius chess-master Jedi wizard would do a conference call on a dying app with a South African vampire and, after a 40-minute technical delay, brag about how awesome it is to fire people during a campaign where the number-one issue is jobs.”

47% to 42%

A new Angus Reid poll finds Kamala Harris opening up a five point lead over Donald Trump among registered voters, 47% to 42%.

47%

“Now, let’s go win this f*cking thing.”

— David Plouffe, on X.

20.6 million

– Vice Pres. Kamala Harris in an Aug. 16, 2024, fundraising letter. Her mention of Dorito’s has, predictably, triggered right-wing outrage.

“They will say he’s rambling. I don’t ramble. I’m a really smart guy.”

– Donald Trump claiming that he is not a rambling man at a rally in Pennsylvania on Aug. 17, 2024

“Only a genius chess-master Jedi wizard would do a conference call on a dying app with a South African vampire and, after a 40-minute technical delay, brag about how awesome it is to fire people during a campaign where the number-one issue is jobs.”

— Seth Myers, on “Late Night with Seth Myers”

“Let me tell you what our Project 2025 is … Beat the hell out of them.”

— President Biden, at a campaign rally with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.