Kamala Harris tells Georgia crowd she will put ‘working class families first’
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Kamala Harris tells Georgia crowd she will put ‘working class families first’

Politics tamfitronics After two days on a bus tour through south-east Georgia with her running mate, Tim Walz, Kamala Harris arrived at an arena in Savannah to a boisterous crowd and told them that despite the state being a stretch, it is still winnable in November.“Don’t pay attention to polls – we are underdogs,” the vice-president said, telling the roughly 9,500 attendees that they had “work to do” in order to secure victory. “We don’t mind hard work. Hard work is for workers.”Thousands waited outside for hours as a spitting rain became a steady drizzle, which turned into an outright downpour, on a hot and characteristically humid Savannah afternoon. Inside, thousands of supporters filled out an arena usually reserved for minor league hockey games and concerts – taking up every last seat.“It’s good to be...
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GOP Rep. Waltz: Harris Bragged About Warning to Russia Not to Invade Right Before They Did
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GOP Rep. Waltz: Harris Bragged About Warning to Russia Not to Invade Right Before They Did

Politics tamfitronics On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) pointed out that 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris bragged about a trip to Europe she took to warn Russia not to invade Ukraine days before Russia did exactly that and so she’s bragging about an incident that shows Russia ignored her and didn’t take her seriously.Waltz said, “t was such a misleading statement on her part that she traveled to Europe to warn Zelensky. No, I’m looking at actual CNN site. She traveled to Europe to send a clear message to Russia to take action or would face crippling economic sanctions. Russia and Putin clearly didn’t take her seriously, they did invade, and they’re selling more oil and gas on the global market now through China...
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Harris outlines her vision and hammers Trump: From the Politics Desk
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Harris outlines her vision and hammers Trump: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to a special edition of From the Politics Desk, bringing you the highlights from the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Harris weaves her life story into a vision for America as she accepts Democratic nominationBy Natasha Korecki and Jonathan AllenCHICAGO — Amid a cacophony of cheering Democrats and a canopy of red, white and blue balloons, Vice President Kamala Harris made history.The first woman elected vice president of the United States officially became the first Black and South Asian woman named a major-party presidential nominee, lifting Democrats’ hopes of defeating former President Donald Trump and keeping the White House for another four years.“We are charting a new way forward, forward to a future with a...
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Can Harris win on good vibes alone?: From the Politics Desk
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Can Harris win on good vibes alone?: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the online version ofFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today’s edition, Washington correspondent. Yamiche Alcindor previews Vice President Kamala Harris' history-making convention speech. Plus, senior national political reporter Jonathan Allen examines whether Democrats can ride good vibes all the way to victory this fall.Programming note: Stay tuned for a special edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter after the Democratic National Convention tonight, bringing you all the latest news and analysis from our team in Chicago.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Can Harris win on good vibes alone?By Jonathan AllenCHICAGO — For now, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is running on vibes, and...
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