Democrats Are Having Fun?

Democrats’ Defibrillator • “Big Weirdo” Politics • Trump at NABJ [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Democrats Are Having Fun? Good morning. There’s a vibe shift in the presidential race. It was clear in Georgia when Kamala Harris [spoke]( at a rally featuring Megan Thee Stallion— “the kind of event that would have been hard to imagine with Biden still atop the ticket,” writes Chris Smith, who [breaks down]( what a sudden switch from Joe Biden to Harris means for the races in battleground states. It’s also been clear as Democrats double down on their “[Republicans are weird](” strategy. And, as Eric Lutz [notes](, it’s clear in Donald Trump’s response, as he struggles to find a line of attack against his new opponent. On Wednesday, the ex-president took questions in a roomful of Black journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago. As you might imagine, it went poorly, relays [Jon Skolnik](, as Trump baselessly questioned the racial makeup of Harris: “She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage,” Trump said of the vice president, who has never concealed her multiracial identity. “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black.” Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Kamala Harris, People, Person, Crowd, Adult, Electrical Device, Microphone, Face, Head, and Audience]( [What Kamala Harris Means for Democrats’ Chances in Battleground States]( By [Chris Smith]( [“She’s been like a defibrillator to the Democratic Party in this race.”]( [Read more button](   [Democrats Are Having Fun?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [They just had to listen to voters.]( [Read more button](   [All of the Crazy Things Donald Trump Said to a Roomful of Black Journalists]( By [Jon Skolnik]( [The former president baselessly claimed immigrants are coming for “Black jobs,” played dumb about the definition of DEI, and falsely questioned Kamala Harris’s multiracial identity.]( [Read more button](   [Inside the “Big Weirdo” Political Strategy That Democrats Are Using to Taunt Republicans]( By [Kase Wickman]( [Taking the high road hasn’t worked for the Democrats. Progressive strategists have realized that it’s time for the party to get petty.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Doubles Down on Authoritarian Claim That Christians Will Never Have to Vote Again If They Elect Him]( By [Bess Levin]( [“You have to vote on November 5. After that, you don’t have to worry about voting anymore.”]( [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