Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* At least for now, President Joe Biden’s debate performance last week hasn’t hurt his campaign’s fundraising efforts.
* Speaking of last week’s debate, the Biden campaign unveiled a new 60-second ad this morning, which featured footage from the event, followed by an excerpt from the Democratic incumbent’s remarks in North Carolina a day later.
NEW AD >> This election is a choice between Donald Trump – a crook and liar who's only fighting for himself – and President Biden who is fighting for the American people every day.
— Ammar Moussa (@ammarmufasa) July 1, 2024
“Like millions of Americans, I know when you get knocked down, you get back up.” pic.twitter.com/uofnJPO4Lo
* This ad comes on the heels of a related Biden spot that said Donald Trump “only cares about himself.” (If that phrasing seems familiar, it’s because the line has become the centerpiece of Democratic messaging.)
* Late last week, the secretary of state’s office in Nevada certified petition signatures and confirmed that an abortion-rights measure will appear on the statewide ballot in the fall. * In keeping with the recent trend, NBC News reports that Republican operatives are collecting signatures on behalf of left-wing presidential candidate Cornel West in Arizona. The hope, obviously, is to use West’s candidacy to help divide GOP opponents and swing the state back to Trump. * Last week, a barbershop in Atlanta hosted a roundtable discussion for the Trump campaign. Now, the owner of that shop is saying he feels “betrayed” by the Republicans who organized it, insisting that he didn’t realize it’d be a campaign event. * On a related note, Trump sparked a controversy on Thursday night with a reference to immigrants taking “Black jobs.” The former president doubled-down on the rhetoric soon after, despite the fact that no one seems to know what a “Black job” is.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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