Harris and the party have warned about Project 2025 and its blueprint for decimating the civil service. Knowing how government shouldn’t be staffed is necessary but not sufficient.
Kamala Harris
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How Harris Can Close the Gap in the Swing States
How Harris Can Close the Gap in the Swing States. Here are the state-specific numbers on how Trump’s plans would cut education, Medicaid, and Medicare funding. $2700 per public school pupil in Nevada
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Harris Reminds Us that “Temperament Is the Great Separator”
Harris Reminds Us that “Temperament Is the Great Separator.” We already knew as Harris said in the debate, that Trump does not have the temperament for the presidency. But we didn’t know the ease, good cheer, and presidential temperament she would bring to the debate stage.
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Trump Gains in Week Two of the Gender Gap Tracker
Plus, Margaret Carlson on the debate and David Atkins on Trump’s tariffs, all in the September 12, 2024 newsletter.
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Harris Shows How to Dismantle a Would-Be Dictator
Harris Shows How to Dismantle a Would-Be Dictator. Humor, ridicule, gut punches, and that look of puzzlement and contempt were just some of the tools the vice president used to take down Trump.
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Kamala Harris Is Good at This
Kamala Harris Is Good at This. The vice president laid out her plans for the future while Donald Trump was caught in a tangle of grievances about the past.
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A Lot of People Underestimated Harris
A Lot of People Underestimated Harris: After a meteoric rise in California politics, her 2020 presidential bid was a pratfall. As a veep, she sometimes gave word-salad interviews but came roaring back. Tonight, she faces down Trump after disproving the doubters.
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Debate Preview: The Adult in the Room
Debate Preview: The Adult in the Room. It won’t be easy confronting Trump’s lies, but Harris has the skills to do so
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Stop Calling Kamala Harris’ Anti-Price-Gouging Proposal Price Controls
Stop Calling Kamala Harris’ Anti-Price-Gouging Proposal Price Controls. Her plan to control inflation is not some leftist plot. It’s rooted in mainstream American legal tradition—and sorely needed.
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Introducing the Washington Monthly Gender Gap Tracker
Introducing the Washington Monthly Gender Gap Tracker. The chasm has rarely been wider, with women favoring Harris and men favoring Trump. Will this help or hurt the Democrats’ chances of holding the White House this fall?
