The Pundit Class Finally Warms to Kamala Harris

Trump Debate Dodge? • “Boring” Elon • Latest RFK Jr. Shocker [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( The Pundit Class Finally Warms to Kamala Harris Good morning! Molly Jong-Fast [recalls]( how the political and media establishment underestimated Kamala Harris, who met the moment in Chicago and has shown why she’s the Democratic Party’s best chance of defeating Donald Trump in November. Elsewhere, Eric Lutz [digs into]( the disagreement over next month’s Trump-Harris debate on ABC and questions if the former president is trying to weasel out of taking the stage. Plus, Bess Levin [finds]( Trump reportedly calling Elon Musk “boring” and Kase Wickman [writes]( how Charli XCX is still “more about the party than party politics,” despite kicking off the “kamala IS brat” meme. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Face, Happy, Head, Person, Adult, Triumphant, Camera, and Electronics]( [Underestimated at Every Turn, Kamala Harris Delivers]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The political and media establishment has finally come around to seeing the VP’s strengths.]( [Read more button](   [Is Trump Trying to Weasel His Way Out of Debating Harris?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [After agreeing to a September debate with Kamala Harris, the former president’s campaign is suddenly fussing over the ground rules.]( [Read more button](   [Trump Says Musk “Can’t Really” Serve in His Cabinet After Saying He’d Consider It]( By [Bess Levin]( [But a consulting gig is apparently still on the table.]( [Read more button](   [RFK Jr. Whale-Beheading Story Gives RFK Jr. Bear-Murder Story a Run for Its Money]( By [Bess Levin]( [We’re one week away from learning Kennedy shot a donkey and wore its skin to breakfast, right?]( [Read more button](   [Charli XCX Wanted the Kamala “Brat” Meme to Happen—She Didn’t Plan on the Politics]( By [Kase Wickman]( [Sometimes it be like brat.]( [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