The Democratic War Room Against RFK Jr.

2024 Drama • It Never Ends • WTF, Louisiana? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( The Democratic War Room Against RFK Jr. Good morning. The Democratic Party is “leaving nothing to chance” this election cycle, veteran operative Lis Smith tells Brian Stelter this week on Inside the Hive. The two [examine]( the party’s campaign to stop Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from spoiling the presidential election, discuss the motives behind establishing a war room to ensure that third-party candidates receive the same type of scrutiny that major-party candidates traditionally receive, and reflect on Kennedy’s affinity for conspiracy theories. Elsewhere, Charlotte Klein [goes inside]( the media free-for-all for presidential debates since the campaigns have ditched the debate commission. CNN and ABC nabbed the first two of the 2024 election cycle, and Fox News and CBS are vying for a vice president face-off. NBC, “whose management was reportedly caught flat-footed by the sequence of events,” meanwhile, appears to be playing catch-up, trying to land a third debate despite the Biden team making it clear it is only interested in two. Eric Lutz [updates]( us on the scandal-scarred Supreme Court after Samuel Alito’s upside-down-flag debacle. Last summer, apparently, another pro-insurrection flag, known as an Appeal to Heaven, was flown outside Alito’s vacation home in New Jersey. Plus, Bess Levin has [the latest]( on Nikki Haley seemingly forgetting that she once said Donald Trump wasn’t qualified to be president and that voting for the ex-president would be “suicide” for the country. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Face, Head, Person, Photography, Portrait, Body Part, Finger, Hand, and Adult]( [The Democratic War Room Against RFK Jr.]( By [Brian Stelter]( [Veteran operative Lis Smith explains why the Democratic Party is “leaving nothing to chance” this election cycle.]( [Read more button](   [Inside the Network Scramble for 2024 Debates]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [With CNN and ABC nabbing presidential contests, Fox News and CBS are now vying for a VP face-off, all part of a media free-for-all since the campaigns ditched the debate commission. And there may be more in store—if Trump’s team has its way.]( [Read more button](   [Why Samuel Alito’s Flag Debacle Warrants a Full Investigation]( By [Eric Lutz]( [A January 6–style congressional commission could uncover why symbols of the MAGA movement were flown outside the justice’s two homes—and bring the Supreme Court closer to real accountability.]( [Read more button](   [“Unhinged,” “Not Qualified,” “Can’t Win a General Election”: All the Things Nikki Haley Said About Donald Trump Before Announcing She’ll Be Voting for Him in November]( By [Bess Levin]( [It’s a long and unflattering list!]( [Read more button](   [Louisiana Republican Says Criminalizing Possession of Abortion Pills Is “Good for Women”]( By [Bess Levin]( [Spoiler alert: It’s not.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast