“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024
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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time
* Kamala Harris
3:10pm: Delivers remarks at a campaign event in Detroit, MI.
4:55pm: Departs Detroit, MI en route to Phoenix, AZ.
* Donald Trump
No public events scheduled, but expected to hold a rally in Bozeman, MT on Friday.
* Joe Biden
12:30pm: Calls Governor Josh Green of Hawaii and Mayor Richard Bissen of Maui County to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tragic Maui wildfires and those who lost their lives.
2:15pm: Receives the President’s Daily Brief.
5:30pm: Departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Wilmington, DE.
6:30pm: Greets campaign staff with The First Lady in Wilmington, DE.
8:40pm: Departs with The First Lady en route to Rehoboth Beach, DE.
* JD Vance
No public events scheduled.
* Tim Walz
No public events scheduled.
* Doug Emhoff
9:00am: Meets with staff members of the U.S. Embassy Paris.
12:15pm: Delivers remarks at a campaign event in Paris, France.
3:00pm: Cheers on Team USA at various Olympic events.
* Jill Biden
6:30pm: Greets campaign staff with The President in Wilmington, DE.
8:40pm: Departs with President en route to Rehoboth Beach, DE.
* Olympics
10:00am: USA vs. Brazil in the women’s volleyball semifinal.
11:30am: France vs. Germany in the men’s basketball semifinal.
2:00pm: Turkey vs. Italy in the women’s volleyball semifinal.
2:45pm: USA vs. Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinal.
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
* How big and sustaining is the Harris momentum now?
* Is Walz’s military service a flap, a controversy, or something (much) bigger?
ESSENTIAL READING
* New poll:
* New York Times’ polling guy Nate Cohn:
Kamala is brat. The donations are flowing. Arenas are packed for her rallies. The groundswell of support isn’t coming from just the Democratic base, either. Her favorability ratings have surged in recent polls, with now almost half of voters saying they have a favorable view of her. She’s taken a narrow lead in the polls against Mr. Trump, and she might still be gaining.
How did Ms. Harris do it? What’s striking is that she didn’t have to do much. Mr. Biden’s decision to drop out, and her entry into the race, instantly electrified the Democratic Party, and she’s ridden an enormous wave of pent-up enthusiasm for a new face and fresh energy….
With Democrats unified and energized again, the Harris campaign’s central task over the next few weeks is to build a durable political image that insulates her from predictable attacks on the border, crime and her earlier, farther-left positions on the issues. The vice-presidential selection was one opportunity; there will be other opportunities as well. Whatever the answer, the campaign will want to give voters something to hang onto once the political winds eventually start to blow the other way.