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   William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:19 JST William Lindsey :toad:

   As Heather Cox Richardson notes, yesterday's Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that prices rose less than 3% in the previous twelve months. Inflation has fallen to its lowest rate since April 2021, and for well over a year, wages have grown faster than inflation. Ths stock market ticked up in response to the report.

   #KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
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   https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-14-2024

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:10 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     "It’s not up to Kamala to prove herself to the media, it really is the other way around. We may not like it, but that’s the way it is."

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:11 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     Keith Owens says Kamala Harris is ignoring the media because she can do so:

     "These are the days when barely anyone reads a newspaper anymore and when hardly anyone bothers to watch the news. These are the days of social media and an ever-exploding number of highly-tailored news silos designed specifically to satisfy the unique appetites of specific audiences who only want to listen to their news, not the news."

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     https://wearespeaking.substack.com/p/kamala-is-ignoring-the-media-because

     Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:12 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     "The Trump-supporting owners of mainstream media only want money, ratings, and for Donald to be elected. The journalists they employ are along for the ride. Enough is enough."

     ~ Scott Dworkin

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/were-sick-of-press-normalizing-trump

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:13 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     She notes that the Media and Democracy Project has just published an open letter to executives, publishers and union leaders of major media organizations. It calls for the media to consider the stakes of this election, not the odds." But:

     "The question, of course, is whether decision-makers in the media will listen. Based on my experience in newsrooms at the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere, it’s not likely."

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     https://newsdirect.com/news/open-letter-demands-newsroom-reset-pushes-for-adoption-of-pro-democracy-election-coverage-guidelines-619946460

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:13 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     Well, it's not as if Trump has no policy at all. As Charlie Sykes reminds us today, pointing to the ugly racist attack on Kamala Harris his campaign posted on X yesterday,

     "Trump has taken his racism far beyond a dog whistle, and as even a cursory scroll through the War Room account shows, his campaign is not attempting to hide it."

     #Trump #KamalaHarris #policy #racism
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     https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/08/trump-campaign-racist-theory-migrants-great-replacement/679463/

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:14 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     Margaret Sullivan reports on feedback she got after she published a column recently calling on Kamala Harris to do a sit-down interview with a reporter. She says that many of her readers sent "vehement protests."

     One told her, "The media has proven itself to be a bad-faith, both-sidesing, Trump-leaning, Trump-excusing gaggle.”

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/heres-an-urgently-needed-pre-election

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:15 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     "There’s nothing cheap or vibesy or anything less than robust about the campaign Harris is now running. She’s putting out a vision and creating a choice and the public is responding to it. It’s working. Why on earth would she shift gears or respond to anyone trying to break her stride?"

     ~ Josh Marshall

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/harriss-campaign-is-working-get-used-to-it

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:16 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     Josh Marshall notes that the tack the media want to take on Harris is to pretend that, until she agrees to sit-down interview with them, she's light on policy and vision. The Beltway media consistently underestimated and even ridiculed her as v-p, so they're baffled that she's doing so well in her campaign, and they need an explanation. They want to corner her in iinterviews, and punish her if she refuses. They want control.

     #KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
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     https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/kamala-a-riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-an-enigma-many-people-are-saying

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:16 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     Jonathan Chait notes that the claim that Harris is light on policy is a Republican talking point designed to take her down a notch, and in echoing it while giving Trump a big free ride, the media are absolutely employing a double standard that favors Trump.

     "Meanwhile, Donald Trump very much is skating by without serious policy commitments."

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/medias-bias-kamala-harris-donald-trump-double-standard.html

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:17 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     "The press has no interest in reporting on a positive economic story. Kamala Harris announced that she would give a speech on Friday outlining her economic policies. The New York Times didn’t wait for the speech to give it a negative review, posting the headline Harris Is Set to Lay Out an Economic Message Light on Detail.

     #KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media #NewYorkTimes
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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:18 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     But the continuing great news about the economy is somehow a problem for Kamala Harris, if you want to believe the press:

     "Politico greeted today’s economic news with a headline saying, 'Inflation is easing. Now, Harris has an even bigger problem with the economy.'”

     New York Times: “Harris Is Set to Lay Out an Economic Message Light on Details.”

     #KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 02:51:18 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     As Robert B. Hubbell says, after constantly pounding the Biden administration about how the economy is a problem, MSNBC got an "expert" on its show today to say, “Well, of course, the election won’t be decided on the economy.”

     When times are tough economically, it's the Democrats' problem.

     When Democrats solve economic problems and excel, somehow the economy no longer matters.

     #KamalaHarris #Biden #economy #media
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     https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/republicans-say-its-the-economy-stupid

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     William Lindsey :toad: (wdlindsy@toad.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 05:32:01 JST William Lindsey :toad:

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     Josh Marshall quote a reader, NR, who tells him,

     "There’s an added component to your piece today on the media’s call for Harris to do interviews and put forward policies — the demand was a Republican demand first, and the media picked it up."

     #KamalaHarris #Trump #policy #media
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     https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/political-medias-faux-wonk-heel-turn