Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Revisiting his “you ain’t black” comments, Biden says, “I shouldn’t have said that. But I was trying to make a point that this is a man who has spent his entire career denigrating African Americans.” For her part, Harris credits Biden for embracing Black Lives Matter movement. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pressed for a second time on her debate attacks on Biden, Harris tells Roberts she believes in Biden and adds “that conversation is a distraction from what we need to accomplish right now and what we need to do.” — PolitiTweet.org

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.@JoeBiden tells Muir he will raise taxes for people making over $400,000, saying the wealthiest people and corporations should pay their fair share. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

First question to @KamalaHarris is about who gets priority for a COVID-19 vaccine. She talks about the need to track racial disparities but doesn’t say how a Biden-Harris administration would prioritize the first people to receive a vaccine. — PolitiTweet.org

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“This isn’t about freedom, it’s about freedom for your neighbors,” @JoeBiden tells David Muir when pressed about people who will say his 3-month mask mandate will infringe on their freedoms. He calls it a “patriotic duty.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Missing from this list: the GOP’s highest-ranking woman in the House, @Liz_Cheney...🧐 She does not always march in lockstep with the Trump administration. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

@Bidar411⁩ breaks down the jockeying already underway for Kamala Harris’ Senate seat should she and Biden win the White House —> https://t.co/1DBKHDOEB7 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@JoeBiden addresses people who have faced loss and says he knows about the feeling - a black hole in your chest that threatens to swallow you up. “I found the best way through pain and loss and grief is to find purpose,” he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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“All elections are important. But we know in our bones this one is more consequential,” @JoeBiden says after he formally accepts the nomination. “This will determine what America is going to look like for a long long time. Character is on the ballot. Compassion is on the ballot.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CBSNews: “It’s hard to overstate just how monumental that speech was for the American presidency, for this broader institution,” @Rebec… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

An unexpected move from the speaker today, wading into a primary fight between a former and current colleague in the House --> — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @TalKopan: 2020 is something https://t.co/GiUpNureQp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CHueyBurns: “There is no vaccine for racism. We’ve got to do the work,” Harris says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Striking line from @KamalaHarris after she talks about her work suing banks as California attorney general: "I know a predator when I see one." Followed by a pause... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edokeefe: If you’re watching and wondering, “Who’s that in the room watching @KamalaHarris?” ... they’re the pool of reporters covering… — PolitiTweet.org

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At the top of her VP acceptance speech, @KamalaHarris notes that this week is the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment that granted women the right to vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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One message we have heard repeatedly from top Democrats at the DNC, including @MichelleObama, @BarackObama and @KamalaHarris (even before her speech tonight): Make a plan to vote. Request mail-in ballots now. Vote early if possible. — PolitiTweet.org

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And that's a wrap on the second night of the convention. @JoeBiden is now officially the Democratic nominee. Still to come this week: speeches from @JoeBiden himself, @KamalaHarris, @BarackObama and more. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jill Biden is now delivering her speech from the classroom where she used to teach at Brandywine High School in Wilmington. She's focusing in part on the challenges facing parents when it comes to educating children during the pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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And one more warning shot: "This is not the time to withhold our votes in protest or play games with candidates who have no chance of winning. We have got to vote like we did in 2008 and 2012." @MichelleObama tells voters to request mail-in ballots and send them back right away. — PolitiTweet.org

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She calls @JoeBiden "a profoundly decent man, guided by faith" and "a terrific vice president." "He will govern as someone who’s lived a life that the rest of us can recognize." — PolitiTweet.org

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More @MichelleObama: "Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment." — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MichelleObama warning voters not to stay home. "Being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are. Well, a presidential election can reveal who we are too. And four years ago too many people chose to believe that their votes didn’t matter." — PolitiTweet.org

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"The future of our democracy is at stake," he tells people who supported other candidates in the 2020 primary or voted for Trump in 2016. — PolitiTweet.org

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During his DNC address, @BernieSanders ticked off a laundry list of policy proposals (raising the minimum wage, universal pre-K, addressing climate change, even healthcare - where he acknowledges differences) and telling his fans to support @JoeBiden. — PolitiTweet.org

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Happening now: the all-virtual Democratic convention, a mix of produced videos, recorded speeches and live addresses. Coverage at https://t.co/rToTNCQq9x and on your local CBS affiliate at 10 p.m. ET. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoeBiden Point of clarity: He has sat for a few interviews in recent weeks, but the last time he fielded questions from reporters that regularly cover his campaign was 7/28. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@JoeBiden, who hasn't fielded questions from reporters in a few weeks, weighed in tonight on the Israel-UAE deal at a fundraiser tonight. "The deal is positive, but you never know what this president is doing. I mean we don't know what the plan is." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kabir_here: Ahead of @DNC convention, we estimate Biden leading in states worth 279 electoral votes Multiple paths for him to hit 270,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CHueyBurns: Biden and Harris did not take questions from reporters at their campaign event today. They should have. — PolitiTweet.org