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DNC Talking Points Become Instant Post-Debate Headlines

In the Trump-Harris debate, reality proved easy to manufacture. Was it always like this?

Matt Taibbi
Sep 11, 2024
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“Last night, Vice President Harris commanded the stage,” began the DNC’s “Talkers’ Toplines” mailing list entry this morning.

“Kamala Harris commanded the debate,” analyst John Heileman said on Morning Joe. “Kamala Harris commanded the first debate against Donald J. Trump,” read the opening line of the New York Times top debate story. “Harris commanded the room from the moment she walked on stage,” California governor Gavin Newsom told the Los Angeles Times. The pattern continued:

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