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In a somewhat rare move, retiring Rep. Annie Kuster is wading into the primary for her seat by cutting an ad supporting Colin Van Ostern and going after Maggie Goodlander. She says it's in response to a massive ad buy against Van Ostern. @Axios axios.com/2024/08/25/kus…

New: More than a dozen House Democrats and aides tell @Axios there is a "night-and-day" contrast between how Biden and Harris have done outreach to House members about being surrogates. Harris has cast a wide net – reaching out to practically everyone. axios.com/2024/08/25/kam…

NEW: Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo (#CO08) talks about suffering from depression. “Over the last year or two, I've had increased symptoms of depression that I had to get treatment for, including a stay at Walter Reed,” she told CPR News. cpr.org/2024/08/26/rep… #copolitics

Pretty intense motorcycle fire by Eastern Market this morning (fire department put it out, nobody was hurt)

🟡Scooplet: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is joining YIMBYs for Harris 🥥🌴🏠🌆 rally tomorrow night. Other elected Dems joining the call so far include Sen. Brian Schatz, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Reps. Robert Garcia and Brittany Pettersen The Center for New Liberalism is aiding the group

Some Democrats are basically goading a Republican to go rogue and force a vote to impeach Biden. "Call the vote. They should do that. That vote is a paved road to the minority," says Rep. Moskowitz. "We should make them own it, every day on TV." @Axios axios.com/2024/08/28/hou…

it’s about time i convince my editors to let me write about taylor swift notus.org/harris-2024/la…

NEW: In an election where nothing can be taken for granted, Dems hope Tim Walz — a Nebraskan and Midwesterner — will help lock up an electoral vote that’s up for grabs in NE Even GOP Rep. Don Bacon said Walz “may help a little” for Dems in the state notus.org/harris-2024/ne…

⚡️ NEW from Alex Thompson: Harris campaign’s good vibes mask tensions among competing factions, w/ internal worries about cohesiveness, per 6 sources. Some former Biden aides are frustrated by having to defend Harris’ past support of progressive issues. axios.com/2024/08/29/kam…

Trump-district Democrat Jared Golden, a Marine veteran, weighs in on the Trump Arlington cemetery incident: "Arlington is sacred ground and all visitors should take the time to learn the rules of decorum that ensure the proper respect is given to the fallen and their families."

SCOOP: In ‘16 and ‘20, Trump included pro-life leaders in his campaign and promised them a federal ban But with abortion now a GOP political loser, pro-lifers say he hasn’t reached out “Satan is running his campaign,” one pro-lifer said w/Reese Gorman notus.org/2024-election/…

Inbox: Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears to make a "special announcement" at a rally tomorrow. 2025 gubernatorial election is just around the corner

Scoop: Israeli ambassador to Washington Mike Herzog snubs vigil for murdered hostages after his request to speak at the event was denied. My story on Axios axios.com/2024/09/06/isr…

With two universally known principals at the top of the ticket and an increasingly polarized electorate, there is very little variance in polling and thus very little room for traditional fluctuations like convention bounces. It might be time for models to factor that in.