| Subscribe View in browser The DNC’s Launch Was Disjointed and Emotional—Like Biden By Sam Stein, Hunter Woodall The party wanted to make an affirmative case for electing Biden. So they built a program that resembled the clunky, antiquated, heartstrings-tugging politics of the man himself. Michelle Writes the Five-Word Epitaph for Trump’s Presidency By Scott Bixby “He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us,” the former first lady told a virtual DNC audience in a powerful indictment of Trump. Final Senate Report on Russia: Manafort Was a ‘Grave’ Threat By Jamie Ross, Rachel Olding The Senate Intelligence Committee describes Russia’s activity in 2016 as an “aggressive, multifaceted effort” to disrupt U.S. democracy. Listen to today's Cheat Sheet PLAY NOW Advertisement A Century After We Got the Vote, WTF? By Alexis Grenell The hard-won gains of generations of suffragists and feminists are eroding in the midst of the pandemic, and at stake in this year’s election. Night One of the DNC Was a Little Weird, and It Worked By Michael Tomasky For one night at least a virtual convention felt, a little paradoxically, like a more real convention; less emotionally manipulative. Advertisement Michelle’s New Stance: When They Go Low, We Square Up She went after Trump in a way that was both eloquent and frank, relatable and empathic—all while showing how the current president lacks all of those traits. AOC and Trump Both Loathe Kasich—Biden Put Him in Primetime A footsoldier in Newt’s Republican Revolution just gave his blessing to Biden. Fox News Hosts Gush Over Michelle Obama: She ‘Flayed’ Trump Even the most conservative commentators on Fox’s post-convention panel had to give Michelle Obama credit for delivering such an “effective” speech. Advertisement 1. Trump Hits Back at Michelle Obama With Typically Petty Tweet GRIMLY INEVITABLE The president failed to address any of the actual points the former first lady made. 2. Trump to Pardon Susan B. Anthony for Voting in 1872 Election THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART Trump’s move comes on the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave all U.S. women the right to vote. 3. These Shorts Have Athletic Performance & Sleek Summer Style AD BY VUORI Vuori shorts are tough enough for wind sprints, flexible enough for yoga, and stylish enough for a BBQ with the most judgmental people you know. © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC
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