THE SHOW NOTES: Democrats Head To Chicago, Economists Mock Harris, & Kamala Talks Football

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Democrats Head To Chicago

Mike Barnicle is a regular MSNBC contributor and personal friend of Joe Biden. According to Axios, Barnicle ran into a high-level former Obama staffer at Fenway Park. The Obama alum said, "Isn't it great that f--king guy (Biden) finally figured out he had to quit?" Barnicle blew up.

"What guy?! You know something? F--k you!" Barnicle replied. "And f--k all your friends with their anonymous quotes in the papers. Put your name on it next time!”

When the story was retold to President Biden, one unnamed aide said, "He might still be laughing."

While the story reiterates the bad blood between the Biden and Obama teams, Biden is heading to Chicago for the final convention of his political career with hard feelings toward party leaders for forcing him out. Biden will undoubtedly receive a hero’s welcome at tonight’s speech before the party jettisons him off to enjoy the final five months and one day of presidency in solitude. Go watch Scott Jennings on CNN:

Price Fixing

It’s challenging to overstate the widespread condemnation that Kamala Harris’s price-fixing plan has earned from all sides of the political spectrum. Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton had this simple explanation.

New York Times columnist David Brooks, “Price controls attempt to fix a problem that does not exist.”

Kamala Talks Football

“You will be undefeated even if you don’t win every game.”

Ross Douthat at The New York Times:

And this is the third reason to doubt the caricature of cool liberal fathers and toxic right-wing dads: If you look at the data on the teenage mental-health crisis of the past decade, the indicators are conspicuously worse for liberal kids, who are seemingly more anxious and depressed than their conservative peers.

Indeed, if I were interested in spinning up a counter-caricature, I would suggest that a “cool progressive dad” model of parenting may create special problems for teenagers, because it’s rooted in a misguided belief that kids are supposed to be more enlightened than their parents, that a good dad just listens and learns from his wise progressive teenager. In fact, most children need more discipline, adult guidance and psychological-religious grounding before they’re ready to teach their parents anything — so being a cool progressive parent is often a good way to set your kids adrift.

Full story at The New York Times (paywall).

Democrats Are Segregating Congregants At The DNC This Morning

Trending news:

• 🚨 Favorable views of Kamala Harris have risen this summer heading into the DNC, AP-NORC poll shows - AP

• DeSantis is on the cusp of reshaping Florida’s school boards — again - Politico

• Harris-Walz probes ignite House GOP divisions - Axios

• Talk show icon Phil Donahue dies at 88 - CNN

• Trump ‘might win, but he’s not a majority candidate’: Brit Hume  - The Hill

• 🚨 Chechen warlord shows off gun-mounted Tesla Cybertruck - CNN

• Blinken stresses ‘decisive moment’ for ceasefire deal as Hamas and Netanyahu express skepticism - CNN

• Dems project images on Trump Tower ahead of DNC - Fox News

• 🚨 Economists pan Harris-nomics - Axios

• Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv - Reuters

• 🚨 Trump Sees Opening in Battleground Pennsylvania: Courting Disaffected Democrats - WSJ (paywall)

• Big Banks Watched as Con Men Wiped Out a Widow’s Life Savings - Bloomberg (paywall)

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