(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . GNR August 27 - Dems in Array, GOP in SNAFU [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-08-27 Good Day, Gnuville! I’m beat after such a busy, exhilarating DNC week! So I don’t have a long intro today. In fact, none at all! 😅 Let’s get straight to the GNR. Well, OK, I do have to put in some opening music, though! 😄 🎶 Music in lieu of Intro 🎶 🙂 💙 Dems in Array 💙 😊 Not only are Dems in array both before and after their outstanding convention last week, but our newly nominated presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, is showing her toughness and intelligence in a wide array of situations. Her influence — and skill — is showing up everywhere. Every swing state now a toss-up Harris’ momentum continues as she ties with Trump in these swing states, Domenico Montanaro, NPR, August 26, 2024. The good news keeps coming for Vice President Harris. She has now not only made up ground in public polls in the swing states in her campaign for president, but has now actually taken narrow leads in three critical states that would put her at just enough electoral votes to win the White House, according to polling averages. To be clear, these leads are mostly within the surveys’ margins of error, and Democratic pollsters worry that polling error could overstate Harris’ strength. Their message is one that was heard from many speakers at the Democrats’ convention last week: this is a close race, and don’t become irrationally exuberant. NPR’s analysis now has all seven of the most closely watched swing states as toss-ups, moving all of the Sun Belt states from Lean Republican previously. NPR’s analysis in this map is not based strictly on polling, but also on historical trends and conversations with campaigns and party strategists. Harris “flips the script” on fiscal responsibility The “script” was always a lie, but nice that smart Democratic fiscal policy is being acknowledged! The rich will still be rich, corporations will still make big profits — but those modest tax raises on corporations and the very wealthy can fund public health, housing, education and other public goods, raise up the middle class and build a booming economy where everyone has a shot at a better life. Harris campaign slams Trump agenda as a 'deficit bomb,' seeking to flip the script on fiscal responsibility, Sahil Kapur, NBC, August 26, 2024. According to nonpartisan estimates, Harris is proposing to spend about $2 trillion and raise $5 trillion in tax revenues over a decade. Trump is calling for about $5 trillion in tax breaks and spending while raising less than $3 trillion in revenue through tariffs. “Hands down, VP Harris is being much more fiscally disciplined than President Trump,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.✂️ A Harris campaign spokesperson said she supports the $5 trillion in new tax revenues in the White House budget released in March, including a corporate tax rate hike from 21% to 28%, ending the Trump tax cuts for upper earners next year and an array of taxes on wealthier Americans. Harris’ plans aimed at lowering housing, child care and prescription drug prices would cost about $1.7 trillion, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a research group that calls for cutting red ink. Zandi agreed with that estimate, saying the new Harris plans would total $1.5 trillion to a high end of $2 trillion, before the offsets. “So at the very least, she should have about $3 trillion in deficit reduction over the 10-year budget horizon,” he said. “I can’t recall a deficit reduction package that comes even close to that.” Harris’s team is on the ground in states to protect elections This story is about Georgia, but rest assured lawyers are fanned out all over the country ready to take legal action quickly when Republicans try to suppress Democratic voting. Harris-backed lawsuit challenges Georgia election certification rules, Mark Niesse, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 26, 2024. A lawsuit supported by Democrat Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign challenged new Georgia election certification rules Monday, warning that they will “invite chaos” if the results are disputed. The case takes aim at rules approved by the State Election Board’s Republican majority that require an undefined “reasonable inquiry” and add requirements before county election boards finalize results one week after Election Day. The 44-page suit by the Democratic Party says the rules could lead to disputes over the vote count and potentially delay certification. At least 19 county election board members have refused to certify various elections since 2020, according to a statewide survey by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Certifying an election is not a choice, it’s the law,” said Quentin Fulks, principal deputy campaign manager for the Harris-Walz campaign. “A few unelected extremists can’t just decide not to count your vote.” Gallego wins Endorsement of AZ Police Association Kari Lake suffers fresh blow as key group makes surprise endorsement of her Dem rival, Sarah K Burris, Raw Story, August 26, 2024. The "largest police/public safety association in the state, representing thousands of active law enforcement officers, proudly announces its endorsement of Representative Ruben Gallego to represent Arizona in the United States Senate," the group said in a press release Monday. During the previous election, the same group supported both Kari Lake for governor and Blake Masters for U.S. Senate in 2022. Despite being an incumbent in 2022, the group also didn't endorse Gallego then, said The Copper Courier's chief political correspondent Camaron Stevenson in an X post. "As a Marine combat veteran, we know Congressman Gallego understands the complexities of modern policing in American society today, while at the same time recognizing the public's expectation," Arizona Police Association President Justin Harris said in a release. "The APA does not take our endorsement lightly; we recognize the importance of having a U.S. Senator that can bring people together to improve society for all. We believe Congressman Gallego will be that U.S. Senator." Harris’s team reaches out to American youth Democrats want to turn internet hype for Harris into actual votes, Elena Moore, NPR, August 26, 2024. (longer excerpt because it is public radio — they want their work shared!) The 24-year-old (Eve Levenson) is the National Youth Engagement Director for Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign, a role she’s had since the beginning of the year when President Biden was seeking re-election. Her task has been the same throughout: get young voters to the polls this fall.✂️ But making that support stick is a daunting task given how recently Harris launched her campaign and how historically unreliable young voters are in consistently turning out to vote – despite notable increases over the past decade. Levenson can already point to promising signs for the campaign’s organizing push. She has built a program for the Harris campaign to tap into, launching a nationwide student organizing program last spring that will start back up as students return to campus this fall. “We've seen such a great influx of folks coming into our campaign,” she said. “We've seen more sign-ups for our student program in the last few weeks than we had seen in the entirety of the time before. We've seen more folks signing up for our events. We’ve seen more folks applying for those jobs. But we need to keep up the energy, and we need that to continue.” ✂️ On top of a rise in the polls among this age group, Harris has benefited from a surge of viral moments online. Her campaign is running with it, adopting some of the memes into their online organizing and getting more active on social media, particularly TikTok, where they’ve seen a massive increase in engagement – though the campaign still trails the Trump campaign in overall followers. It’s also not just likes, shares and polls. Just days after the DNC ended, the campaign reported $540 million in fundraising since Harris announced her run. Notably, a third of the donations from this past week alone were from first-time contributors and a fifth of that from young voters 💙 🐩 CG’s Picks 🐩 💙 Hello Everybody! It’s me, Curlygirl! We are SOOOO tired here at nifty manor! I just want to sleep sleep sleep all day — and it is sooo hot, too! I do not like hot weather. Luckily, me and Mama were busy indoors all day writing this GNR, so we stayed away from the hot hot weather! I have a story here that I think Rascal might like. If you go to the link, they have a whole big long list of rare birds and people can help to find them! 🐦 Scientists Made a List of Lost Birds and Now They Want Us to Find Them, Jim Robbins, New York Times, August 23, 2024. People have searched for lost birds for decades. But the process was formalized in 2020 by the conservancy, in partnership with two other groups, Re:wild and BirdLife International, as the Search for Lost Birds project. This is a sabrewing somewhat similar to the one in the story. Researchers from the groups published a paper in June with a definitive list of birds that need finding. They scoured tens of millions of photos, videos and audio recordings in birding databases such as iNaturalist and xeno-canto. The study concluded that there are 144 species of bird lost to the scientific world but that may still exist. “Through more exposure in global ornithological and birding networks, there’s great potential to learn more about birds that are poorly known and highly threatened,” said Cameron Rutt, the lead author of the paper who coordinated the project for the American Bird Conservancy until recently. Once the birds are documented, experts analyze how they can be protected and studied. Since the rediscovery of Santa Marta sabrewings, for instance, researchers have been studying the bird’s habitat needs and biology and recently published a paper on their findings. 🦍 Detroit zoo has a new baby gorilla and people get to pick a name! Detroit Zoo reveals gender of baby gorilla, announces contest to select name, Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, August 25, 2024. It’s a girl! The Detroit Zoo announced Monday morning that the baby gorilla born on Aug. 8— the first in the zoo’s 96-year history — is female and continuing to thrive under the care of her mother, 26-year-old Bandia. Here’s where the metro Detroit community comes in — the baby gorilla needs a name, and the public can vote on it. The name finalists are as follows: Usala — This name comes from the conservation corridor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also means “forest” in Kikumu language. Amateka — This name means “history” in Kinyarwanda language. Mbere — This name means “first” in Kinyarwanda language. Lobéké — This name comes from the national park in Cameroon, which is home to the highest density of western lowland gorillas in the world. Motema — This name means “heart” in Lingala language. What name would you pick? 🐘 Update on the elephant twins at Rosamund Gifford Zoo! The twins will be two this October and boy do they love to play in the water! That’s all I have for this week. Bye for now! Luv, CG 💙🐾 ⚡️ Lightning RoundUp ⚡️ ⚡️ Yer Wonkette: Will Trump Chicken Out Of Debate Because Harris Is Allowed To Talk Back To Him? Greg Legum, Wonkette, August 26, 2024. ⚡️ Loser is playing debate chicken again🐓 Donald’s Fallen Down. So Why Can’t He Get Up? Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo, August 26, 2024. ⚡️ "Simply put, they are out of their minds": Kamala Harris won't let Republicans hide their misogyny, Amanda Marcotte, Salon, August 26, 2024. ⚡️ Kamala Harris Is Rerunning Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign … But without the fumbles, Yair Rosenberg, the Atlantic, August 26, 2024. ⚡️ GOP protection racket crumbles: Republicans now have cover to come out as anti-Trump, Heather Digby Parton, Salon, August 26, 2024. ⚡️ Smith quietly persists: Expert predicts Jack Smith will 'win' as special counsel appeals Trump docs case dismissal, David Badash, Raw Story, August 26, 2024. ⚡️ This answers my question about why the seaweed solution isn’t just used everywhere: Scientists may have found a radical solution for making your hamburger less bad for the planet, Shannon Osaka and Emily Wright, Washington Post, August 25, 2024. ⚡️ A New Look at the Feminist Earthquake, Sara Bhatia, Washington Monthly, August 25, 2024. x YouTube Video 💗 ❣️ How Can You Help Build Our Democracy Back Better? ❣️ 💗 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/27/2265261/-GNR-August-27-Dems-in-Array-GOP-in-SNAFU?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/