Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the August 26, 2024, edition of Opinion Today
Who is ahead in Harris vs. Trump 2024 presidential polls right now? Washington Post Kamala Harris’s lead in national polls continues to grow and has now reached two percentage points. She is also expanding her lead in the Midwest, now ahead in Wisconsin by three points, Pennsylvania by two points and in Michigan by less than one point.
Campaign Lays Bare Debate Over What It Means to Be a ‘Real American’ Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] She’s the sitting vice president. She’s the candidate of change. How Harris is having it both ways Zeke Miller & Chris Megerian, Associated Press The political gender gap of Gen Z: A new era of divergence David B. McLennan & Whitney Ross Manzo (Meredith College), The Hill The Democrats are a strong party, the Republicans are a weak party Noah Smith, Noahpinion Kamala Harris put California at the center of politics. Will that help or hurt her? Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] Can the GOP Really Become the Party of Workers? Noam Scheiber, New York Times [via Yahoo] Union members aren’t just voting on labor this year Davis Giangiulio, NBC News The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024 Simone Pathe, CNN Elon Musk’s Hard Turn to Politics, in 300,000 of His Own Words Andrea Fuller, Alexa Corse, John West and Kara Dapena, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
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Re-engineering the Democratic Party with Timothy Shenk
The TakeoutHow The DNC Kept "Uncommitted" Out Of The Party's Big Tent
What A DayPolitical expert reacts to JD Vance saying Trump would veto a national abortion ban
CNNWhen Polls Go Bad
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