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President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago Aug. 19, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO | MIDNIGHT COWBOY — As the Democratic National Convention program rolled on (and on and on) last night, we got a text midway through from a veteran Democrat who had been involved in many previous conventions. “I think these guys have a big scheduling problem,” this person told us, noting that at the rate things were going, President JOE BIDEN would not address the crowd — and a television audience of millions — until well after 11 p.m. Eastern. “Do they realize the universe runs on East Coast time?” Though Democrats went on to cut out portions of the program — including speeches from Reps. GRACE MENG (N.Y.) and DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (Fla.) and a JAMES TAYLOR performance — Biden didn’t start his 48-minute speech until the clock hit 11:30 in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia. On one hand, the sloppy run-of-show felt entirely familiar to anyone who has attended Democratic news conferences on Capitol Hill, which tend to be governed by the old saw: “There is nothing left to be said, but not everyone has said it.” On the other hand, it all felt “a little too on the nose,” as HuffPo’s Igor Bobic put it, with an unpopular president first forced out of office by party bosses then forced to deliver his big convention speech after the coveted prime-time hours, when many Americans had already gone to bed. Some took things even further, with some openly suggesting a conspiracy to keep Biden out of the public eye. Poll guru Nate Silver said on X that “you've gotta be pretty naive to think the prolonged DNC tonight is for any reason other than diminishing Biden’s visibility.” Convention organizers blamed “raucous applause interrupting speaker after speaker” in comments to our colleagues Adam Wren and Christopher Cadelago — because, you know, applause is so rare and unexpected at political conventions. “We are proud of the electric atmosphere in our convention hall and proud that our convention is showcasing the broad and diverse coalition behind the Harris-Walz ticket throughout the week on and off the stage,” the person added. Biden himself didn’t seem to mind. As he boarded Air Force One last night to be whisked off to his California vacation, he told reporters the reception he received — from the standing ovations to the heartfelt intro he got from his daughter, ASHLEY BIDEN — was “overwhelming.” But even if the scheduling snafu was not intentional — and we’ve seen no evidence to suggest that is the case — it got Democrats’ big show in Chicago off to a sour start. For one, it picked at the scabs that have grown inside the party over the past month. As one logtime Biden aide told Axios’ Alex Thompson, “He literally set up a campaign and handed it over to them — do they have to cut him out of prime time?" For another, it underscored the logistical issues that marred Day 1 of the DNC. Yes, on camera, there were plenty of smiles and cheers. But outside the United Center, things were a mess: At some points in the day, it took delegates, media and other visitors more than an hour and a half to clear perimeter security, making for missed meetings and empty seats. It should be enough to give top aides to VP KAMALA HARRIS and running mate TIM WALZ pause as they try this week to harness their best opportunity of the short campaign to introduce themselves to curious voters. ABOUT THAT SPEECH — “‘Now We Know We’re Going to Win’: Democratic Delegates Breathe With Relief,” by Michael Kruse: “There was in the roar of the crowd, a whiff of a sigh of relief. ‘A hero’s welcome,’ Democratic megadonor JOHN MORGAN of Florida told me. And yet, he added, ‘nobody likes to be cheered after you are pushed out of a window and they cheer you as you are falling.’ It was like, he thought, ‘attending your own funeral.’“ Good Tuesday morning from Chicago, and thanks for reading Playbook. Drop us a line: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at the CNN-POLITICO Grill during the 2024 DNC Convention on Aug. 19 in Chicago. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO | — Progressives are holding their fire — for now. Sen. BERNIE SANDERS (I-Vt.) sat down with Ryan at the Grill to discuss his former presidential primary opponent. While admitting that “we're not best friends,” Sanders praised Harris as “tough” and having “the potential to be an excellent president.” He cheered her talk of canceling medical debt and called her decision to increase the corporate tax rate to 28 percent,as reported by NBC yesterday, “a step in the right direction.” Just as striking was his decision to hold back on maximizing his policy demands from the new Democratic ticket. “We need Medicare for All,” he told Ryan, but declined to say it was disappointing that Harris had withdrawn her support for that proposal: “I think I’m right and [Harris and Biden are] wrong, but what am I going to do?” On the convention floor, Rep. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-N.Y.) kept her speech light on details while speaking to working voters struggling to make ends meet — but notably made a pragmatic argument about Dems winning up and down the ballot. "We cannot send Kamala and Tim to the White House alone,” she said. “We must also elect strong Democratic majorities in the House and in the Senate so that we can deliver on the agenda for the people.”
|  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at the CNN-POLITICO Grill during the 2024 DNC Convention on Aug. 19 in Chicago. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO | — Leaders are thinking big, cautiously. Sitting down with Rachael at the Grill, Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER discussed plans for a scenario that just a month ago seemed awfully remote: a Democratic governing trifecta. Yes, it’s still a long shot, especially if you believe the recent Senate polls out of Montana. But Schumer was not shy about suggesting that the legislative filibuster may be at risk for at least some pieces of high-profile legislation. While he was careful to note any action would be subject to the whims of his caucus, Schumer said Democrats would “make sure democracy is preserved” in a reference to the party’s big voting rights and campaign reform bills, whose progress was blocked early in the Biden administration after centrist Sens. JOE MANCHIN (W.V.) and KIRSTEN SINEMA (Ariz.) balked at killing the filibuster. Now Schumer is predicting more success: “We came close last time, as you remember, we couldn't change the rules, but I think there would be a consensus in my caucus to try and do that.” He also suggested the abortion rights are also on that top-tier list where ditching the filibuster might be a live option: “One of the first things we [will] do is get rid of that horrible Supreme Court decision on Roe and preserve women's reproductive rights,” he said — adding, in terms of the filibuster, “Again, I'll have to discuss that with my caucus.” — The party is preparing for a home-stretch slog. Amid the convention-week giddiness and off-stage strategizing, Democrats are tuning into the fact that they have a lot of work to do over the next two-and-a-half months. Here’s a taste of what is sobering their mood, according to our colleagues’ six-byline wrap overnight: “Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied and then marched in the shadow of the United Center, chanting ‘Genocide Joe’ and ‘Killer Kamala,’” they write. And Harris “has yet to submit to expansive questioning from the media, which assembled in a tent outside the convention hall, about her shifting policy positions.” Rep. JAMES CLYBURN (D-S.C.) told them Harris needs to turn the jubilance into votes: “Energy is one thing, but it’s not worth anything unless it’s harnessed and targeted.” Former DNC Chair DONNA BRAZILE said Harris has work to do with seniors and union households. And Wisconsin Gov. TONY EVERS warned that “euphoria” doesn't answer “what are you going to do for the people?” in states like his: “We have to ensure that we don’t … assume things are going to go easily because they’re not.” SPOTTED at the CNN-POLITICO Grill yesterday: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Bessler; Anderson Cooper chatting with Stephen Battaglio; Walter and Cathy Isaacson with Jonathan Martin and Betsy Fischer Martin; Mark Thompson chatting with Anne McElvoy; David Levy chatting with Christa Robinson; Shawn McCreesh getting his recorder out to get a quote from Tammy Haddad; Wolf Blitzer with Mark Ein; Ashley Parker, Matt Viser and Josh Dawsey; David Axelrod talking with Scott Jennings and separately with Jon Banner; Axelrod, Dan Pfeiffer and Betsy Martin. Pic … Another pic … Another pic Also SPOTTED at the Grill: Reps. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Jen O’Malley Dillon, Rodney Davis, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, Sophia Bush, Wendell Pierce, Jonathan Capehart, Tyler Pager, Ian Sams, Steve Scully, Jessica Dean and Alex Katz, Roy Wood Jr., Molly Jong-Fast, Rosemary Boeglin, Hannah Muldavin, Vernessa Shih, Alex Floyd, Sean Astin, Bakari Sellers, Parker Short, Sam Feist, Iain Armitage, Matt Friend, Alexandra Pelosi, David Urban, Laura Coates, Mary Trump, Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Brianna Keilar and Jamal Simmons. DNC QUOTABLES … — SCHUMER on Biden’s decision to step aside, at the CNN-POLITICO Grill: “What he did is not just right and not just beautiful and not just patriotic, but courageous. … He is going to be regarded as a huge hero.” — SANDERS on his assessment of Biden, at the CNN-POLITICO Grill: “Do I think Biden is a great campaigner? No, I don’t. But I think he's an excellent president.” — Sen. GARY PETERS (D-Mich.) on how Harris should handle the war in Gaza vis-a-vis Biden, at the CNN-POLITICO Grill: “I think she has differences,” he said, adding: “Be who you are.” — QUENTIN FULKS on how the Harris-Walz campaign is handling attacks on Harris’ identity, at the CNN-POLITICO Grill: "If you're having that conversation, you're talking about what they want to talk about, and not talking about what you want to talk about and your vision for the country.” — Rep. JAMIE RASKIN (D-Md.), speaking on democracy from the convention rostrum: “Someone should have told Donald Trump that the president's job under Article II of the Constitution is to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not that the vice president is executed.” — Sen. RAPHAEL WARNOCK (D-Ga.), on Trump’s religiosity: “Yes, I saw him holding the Bible — and endorsing a Bible as if it needed his endorsement. He should try reading it.” — ASHLEY BIDEN, introducing her father: “Joe Biden is the OG girl dad. … As a child, I would sit on the leather chair in his office doing my homework, and he would sit next to me doing his work, drafting the Violence Against Women Act.” — JOE BIDEN, on his decision to step aside: “I love the job. But I love my country more. … All of this talk about how I am angry at all those people who said I should step down — it's not true. I love my country more, and we need to preserve our democracy.” MORE DNC READS …
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|  Donald Trump defended his controversial idea to rein in the Fed’s independence. | Matt Slocum/AP Photo | THE OTHER ECONOMIC MESSAGE — As Harris calibrates her economic policy pitch, Trump is responding with a mixture of shoot-from-the-hip ideas, targeted attacks and proposals of his own. He told Bloomberg’s Mark Niquette yesterday that he “might” spring for giving some assistance to first-time home buyers, though he criticized Harris’ plan to give them $25,000 each for disrupting the market. Trump also defended his controversial idea to rein in the Fed’s independence, saying he simply wants to voice opinions — not necessarily control the central bank’s decision-making. On the trail in York, Pennsylvania, Trump went hard after Harris over fracking, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s reports. “Your state’s going to be Third World” if Harris takes office and hems in natural gas production, he said with Trumpian hyperbole, while also criticizing the VP — accurately — for flip-flopping on a fracking ban. And how about this: Trump told Reuters’ David Shepardson in York that he’d be open to tapping ELON MUSK for a Cabinet or advisory position. Even so, he returned to criticizing tax credits for electric vehicles and said he might do away with them. More top reads:
- Spoiler alert: ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.’s campaign pulled in just $5.6 million last month as it spent $7 million, Jessica Piper reports from the latest FEC filing. His campaign is just barely in the black, ending July with $3.9 million on hand — less than half a million dollars more than the debt it owes. Kennedy hasn’t had a public campaign event in more than a month.
JUDICIARY SQUARE BYE GEORGE — Former Rep. GEORGE SANTOS (R-N.Y.) officially pleaded guilty yesterday to identity theft and fraud charges stemming from his 2022 campaign, CNN’s Mark Morales, Jack Forrest and Devan Cole report from Central Islip, New York. Santos’ sentencing is set for February; he’ll have to go behind bars for at least two years and pay almost $373,000. GATHERING HUNTER — HUNTER BIDEN’s tax trial could begin as soon as next month after a judge yesterday dismissed the president’s son’s attempt to throw out the charges, ABC’s Lucien Bruggeman reports. Biden’s attorneys had tried to cite the dismissal of the Trump criminal documents case in their argument.
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|  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is widely expected to win his reelection bid. | Francis Chung/POLITICO | PRIMARY COLORS — It’s Election Day again in America, as primary voters take to the polls in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming. The most important race is probably Alaska’s all-party congressional primary, where Democratic Rep. MARY PELTOLA will learn who she will be facing in a four-way ranked-choice general election. The juiciest race is probably Rep. MATT GAETZ’s (R-Fla.) reelection bid. He is widely expected to win, despite an effort by pro-KEVIN McCARTHY forces to make Gaetz pay for deposing McCarthy from the speakership (and for Gaetz’s other scandals). The McCarthy-aligned Freedom Patriots PAC, here backing AARON DIMMOCK, hasn’t put a lot of “revenge tour” wins on the board yet. But it’s hoping to at least leave Gaetz politically wounded, putting a dent in his potential 2026 Florida gubernatorial bid, ABC’s Will Steakin reports. Other races to watch: Keep an eye out for which Democrats win the right to challenge Reps. ANNA PAULINA LUNA (R-Fla.) and MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR (R-Fla.), and which Republican will take on Rep. DARREN SOTO (D-Fla.). All three incumbents will be tough to beat in November, but could be vulnerable on the margins. More from FiveThirtyEight’s Kaleigh Rogers POLICY CORNER BASEL FAULTY — “‘The banks have won’: Fed, regulators at impasse over capital rule overhaul,” by Michael Stratford and Victoria Guida: “Officials at the Federal Reserve and other regulators, which jointly unveiled the proposal in July 2023, have been negotiating for months over how to move forward with the draft rules in the face of a furious lobbying effort by Wall Street. But they have been unable to reach a consensus on what their next steps should be [to] sharply increase banks’ capital requirements. … That means further delay — a victory for the banks — and a high likelihood that the rules won’t be completed until the next president takes office.” INSIDE DOJ — “Deputy AG recused herself from Biden probe,” by Axios’ Alex Thompson: “[LISA] MONACO conveyed to the White House chief of staff’s office that she would have handled the controversial probe differently, [one source] told Axios.” AMERICA AND THE WORLD HACK ATTACK — The FBI announced yesterday that the U.S. intelligence community has concluded Iran was indeed behind the efforts to hack the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns, WaPo’s Perry Stein reports. That affirms what the Trump campaign had suspected, in an effort that led to materials being leaked to news outlets including POLITICO. But it still has yet to be determined how successful the hacking attempts were. The FBI said Iran wants to shape the course of the election; such hacking campaigns are familiar from previous cycles, and not unique to Tehran, of course. “In the statement, the intelligence agencies advised people to use strong passwords and update their software to improve online security and safety,” especially after Iran apparently succeeded in spear-phishing ROGER STONE. More top reads:
- Middle East latest: Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN announced yesterday that Israel has said yes to a plan to get the two sides to a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, AP’s Matthew Lee reports from Tel Aviv. That could be a big step toward a breakthrough, though it’s not clear if the proposal has addressed Hamas’ concerns or what their reaction will be. And as has so often been the case in these negotiations, there may be less here than meets the eye: Axios’ Barak Ravid reports that Israeli PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU’s negotiators asked him for more leeway this weekend, but he refused and castigated them. Some Israeli officials were “baffled” by Blinken’s comments.
CONGRESS SO MUCH FOR THAT — “House GOP hits end of Biden impeachment effort,” by Jordain Carney: “The long-awaited report on the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden only further proved that Republicans don’t have the votes to recommend removing the president.” BACK IN BLACK — “Departing GOP leader dominates Senate earmark rankings,” by Roll Call’s Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly: “Senate Minority Leader MITCH McCONNELL has returned to the earmarking game with gusto, taking over the top slot in his chamber.”
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