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Democrats Fear Partisan Slant at Postal Service as Trump Allies Dominate Most of Board

Luke Broadwater, Hailey Fuchs and Kenneth P. Vogel at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The five Republicans on the seven-member board have taken a hands-on role in trying to defend the agency against accusations that it is trying to help the president win a second term by sabotaging voting by mail.

All should fear a partisan Post Office.

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Republicans Push Scaled-Back Stimulus Plan as Impasse on Virus Aid Persists

Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The economic recovery measure Republicans presented on Tuesday is a fraction of the size of their original offer and was immediately dismissed by Democrats as inadequate.

Looking good is the Republican goal.
The proposed program would be a distraction and no real help.

3 

Democrats Flip Open the Health Care Playbook

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Coronavirus ads are one thing, but Democrats are also bringing back the messaging that worked so well for them in 2018.

Winning is what I want from the Democrats in November.

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Trump, Calling Himself ‘the No. 1 Environmental President,’ Green Washes His Record

Annie Karni and Lisa Friedman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

President Trump traveled to Florida to declare himself “a great environmentalist,” extending a moratorium on offshore oil drilling that his administration had moved to end.

Trump is known to lie.

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In Georgia, Officials Are Investigating Hundreds of Cases of Double Voting

Stephanie Saul at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, said that 1,000 people voted twice in the state’s June primary and August runoff elections, and warned that “we will prosecute.”

We will see how the numbers come out.

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Sununu and Shaheen Cruise in New Hampshire Primaries for Governor and Senate

Trip Gabriel at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

The victories by Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, reinforced the state’s status as a battleground in November.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/08/us/elections/results-new-hampshire-primary-elections.htm

Late,

7 

Will Doug Emhoff’s Legal Career Be an Issue for the Biden-Harris Ticket?

Stephanie Saul, Kenneth P. Vogel and Danny Hakim at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

Mr. Emhoff, the husband of Senator Kamala Harris, has a long record as a litigator at two of the nation’s top firms, posing potential conflicts that could draw scrutiny.

The Republicans will try.  They should fail.

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Republicans Revive 2018 Election Strategy: Scare Voters

Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

President Trump and his party are using a playbook that aims to alarm people about crime in their backyards. It didn’t work in 2018, but both parties think it could resonate more this year.

Any sane voter is already frightened of Trump.

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New Yorker Festival to Host Chris Rock, Elizabeth Warren and Others

Sarah Bahr at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

This year’s lineup will also include Dr. Anthony Fauci and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in addition to Yo-Yo Ma and other entertainers.

The Newyorker continues to be a power in politics.

10 

Kamala Harris Visits Wisconsin

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

Harris and Pence come to Wisconsin bearing two very different messages, while Biden and Trump accuse each other of politicizing the virus.

The battle is joined.

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Some graphs and comments for LABOR DAY

Tony Wikrent at Ian Welsh - 1 day ago

 

For Labor Day today, David Sirota wrote: if we hope to ever rebuild an economy that works for everyone, we’re going to need many more workers in unions and a much stronger labor movement. and posted this graph: Sirota continued: This graph comes from the Economic Policy Institute — it shows the relationship between union […]

Tax cuts for the rich is the wrong policy.

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Pence and Harris Vie for Wisconsin as Trump Vents From the White House

Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

The unofficial Labor Day kickoff to the fall campaign centered on Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, two pivotal states for both the president and Joseph R. Biden Jr.

The battle is joined.

13 

How Trump’s Billion-Dollar Campaign Lost Its Cash Advantage

Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Five months ago, President Trump’s re-election campaign had a huge financial edge over Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s. The Times conducted an extensive review of how the Trump team spent lavishly to show how that advantage evaporated.

Trump's campaign guessed wrong on Covid-19.

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Wage Slavery on Labor Day

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 1 day ago

One of the simplest ways to evaluate a society is by the common denominators of the lives most people have to live. For a lot of history that was farming. Sure, there were people who weren’t farmers, but 80% to 95% of the population farmed. Most people in the modern world are wage laborers. They […]

Factory work pays better than subsistance farming.

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In Year of Voting by Mail, a Scramble to Beef Up In-Person Voting, Too

Nick Corasaniti and Michael Wines at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Communities are running short on time to hire poll workers and reconfigure in-person voting to make it safe during a pandemic.

Voting and getting the vote counted are the important things.

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What to Watch For on Labor Day From Trump and Biden

Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

The vice-presidential candidates will be on opposite ends of Wisconsin, a battleground that is increasingly essential to President Trump in November.

The candidates began as they intend to continue.

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More Than Ever, Trump Casts Himself as the Defender of White America

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

Presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics, the president has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a centerpiece of his re-election campaign.

White America was always a fiction.
Trump does not defend working America.

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Michael Cohen’s Book Says Trump Held ‘Low Opinions of All Black Folks’

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

The president’s former fixer describes him as a mob boss figure who made racist insults, was driven by hatred for President Barack Obama and engaged in underhanded tactics against opponents.

Michael Cohen witnessed the Republican disaster.
He testifies as he can.

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DeJoy Pressured Workers to Donate to G.O.P. Candidates, Former Employees Say

Catie Edmondson, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Luke Broadwater at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

Former employees at New Breed Logistics say they were expected to donate to candidates whom their executive, Louis DeJoy, was supporting, and would be rewarded through yearly bonuses.

The Post Master General must appear apolitical.

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Joe Biden’s China Journey

Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Ana Swanson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago

As a United States senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade. As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a “dictatorship.”

There is no conflict here.


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