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“Kamala Harris is launching a targeted effort to court Republican voters in rural Pennsylvania,” Axios reports. “It’s a sign that the Harris campaign is not only aiming to surge Democratic turnout in vote dense Philly and Pittsburgh but also trying hard to blunt former President Trump’s margins in swing or red counties across the commonwealth.” “The Harris campaign is launching a 30-second ad on Tuesday featuring two two-time Trump voters who plan to vote for Harris.”

“Voters in six key swing states think former President Trump is more likely than Vice President Harris to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, respond effectively to a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan, and advance U. S. interests internationally, according to new polling from the Institute for Global Affairs,” Axios reports.

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A boat owner raised his voice at CNN journalist Elle Reeve for noting that he could afford the expensive hobby despite economic complaints. The confrontation came while Reeve was covering a so-called MAGA boat parade in Panama City, Florida. The interview was replayed over the weekend. "What's your most important issue?" Reeve asked the boat owner. "The economy, getting the interest rates down, getting it to where we can afford to live in America," the man replied.

Political analyst Laura Fink called out Fox News contributor Guy Benson for using "simple tropes" after he bragged that former President Trump was leading the "scorecard" on assassination attempts. During a Fox News panel discussion on Sunday, Benson complained that Democrats had called attention to Trump's harsh language against Vice President Kamala Harris after a man recently plotted to assassinate the former president at a golf course in Florida. "What Trump is doing here is using the left's standards against them," Benson said of Trump's attacks.

Donald Trump's lies are so egregious that MAGA GOP surrogates going on TV have come up with a blanket denial of his antics by saying they were "taken out of context," no matter what he says. We watched the debate live. He said what he said. This is just pathetic excuse-making.