The Campaign for Reproductive Freedom: The Case against the VP’s Candidate Debate in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin on Oct. 1
The vice presidential candidates will face off on Oct. 1 at a CBS News debate. The two hold similar roles in their respective campaigns: to appeal to voters in the “Blue Wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin this fall.
The media covers it so I think there is a clear upside to Harris acting like the debate is a contest of policy positions. She wants to challenge Trump, to interrupt and pick fights and fact-check him, is what her campaign has been signaling.
On the other hand, Harris has repeatedly tied Trump’s platform to Project 2025, a 900-page set of policy proposals for a potential second term put forward by a conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation. Trump has tried to distance himself from the plan — which includes further restrictions on abortion access among a slew of moves that would increase executive power.
The stance of Trump has been muddy. He made comments on abortion that appeared to clash with previous statements he had made. Recently, he acknowledged that Florida’s six-week ban was too restrictive, then clarified shortly after that he would not support the state’s upcoming ballot measure that, if passed, would safeguard access to abortions up until fetal viability.
Harris has been putting an emphasis on protecting reproductive rights while campaigning, and she’s likely to address it Tuesday night. Leading up to the debate, the Harris-Walz campaign launched its “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour, pledging to make 50 stops in key states around the issues of abortion, IVF and reproductive rights.
The Kamala Harris Debate: Where Do We Stand and What Has Happened Since Biden’s Dismal Debate?
There will be no audience and candidates will not be permitted to question each other directly. The debate stage won’t be the place to bring pre-written notes or props.
Trump would be spared from direct exchanges because of the mics, but Harris would not agree to the terms if he left the debate.
It’s a rule initially proposed by the Biden campaign ahead of the first debate and was largely seen as a potential shake-up to Trump’s typical debate style. The former president had a history of interruption in these settings that hurt his campaign. The technical change helped make Trump look more controlled.
The event will air at 9 p.m. ET for 90 minutes from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. ABC News anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis are slated to moderate the debate, which will be broadcast by the network and streamed on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
A lot has happened since then. Trump survived an assassination attempt, he accepted the GOP presidential nomination, Biden dropped out of the race and Harris became the Democratic party’s nominee.
The playing field is different than it was two months ago when President Biden’s dismal debate performance spurred a wave of concern over his ability to defeat Trump, the Republican nominee.
Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie, Ross Douthat, David French, Michelle Goldberg and Tressie McMillan Cottom about Tuesday’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Tech isn’t likely to be a major focus of this debate, but since it’s one of the first opportunities we’ve had to hear from Harris since she took on the nomination, we’ll be listening for clues on where she falls on issues including antitrust, a TikTok ban, kids online safety, and more.
Candidates have 2 minutes to answer questions and 2 minutes to reply. It has another minute to be clarified or followed-up. They won’t have access to prewritten notes or their campaign staff onstage, but they will have a pen and paper to jot things down.
ABC said a virtual coin flip last week determined who will be at which podium and the order of the two-minute closing statements. Trump won the coin flip and chose to offer his closing statement last. Harris was given the option to place her podium on the right side of the screen.
Up First newsletter: How the Israeli military killed a tent camp in the Gaza Strip and why a football star’s traffic stop is unacceptable
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The tent camp in the south of Gaza was hit by an Israeli strike that killed 40 people. The people of al-Muwasi were told they would find relative safety in the neighborhood. The Israeli military said today it was targeting a Hamas operations center.
Source: Guide to vital Harris-Trump debate. And, bodycam vid shows NFL star’s traffic stop
The Miami Dolphins’ Key Player, Tyreek Hill, and Climate Change: A Cookbook for Weed Bakers in the Wild, and a Naive Driver’s Traffic Stop
The Miami-Dade Police Department released body camera footage showing the dramatic encounter between officers and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. It shows officers forcibly remove him from his car less than a minute after pulling him over. The officers ultimately detained him in handcuffs for nearly 20 minutes. It started after police spotted a black sports car zip by, and Hill was pulled over. He rolled down his window, handed over his license and then rolled up his window. An officer yelled at Hill to get out of the vehicle after a verbal argument over the closed window. The incident went from bad to worse. One officer has been placed on administrative duty over the incident, and Hill’s lawyer says they’ll be pursuing legal action.
Climate change is affecting food as well as the climate. NPR will focus on stories and conversations about the search for solutions over the next week.
A team of scientists and bakers in the Pacific Northwest are searching for ways to make whole wheat bread resilient to a warming world — and more delicious. The Washington State University Bread Lab makes loaves from a mix of different types of wheat called a “Climate Blend.” It was developed specifically to withstand the increasingly intense weather brought on by human-caused climate change. Wheat breeder and longtime home baker Stephen Jones started Bread Lab where he wanted to test a hypothesis. Here is a detailed explanation of how that could affect breadmaking.
Source: Guide to vital Harris-Trump debate. And, bodycam vid shows NFL star’s traffic stop
Maiorino’s Best Friend and Elena Ferrante’s book My Brilliant Friend, Volume I: The Series Leading Roles on Morning Edition
Irene Maiorino’s best childhood friend changed her life years ago when she handed her Elena Ferrante’s book My Brilliant Friend. She stars in the first volume of a series that was created for the same name, and is also included in the second volume. They both talked about their leading roles in the show on Morning Edition as it enters its fourth and final season.