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"Welp, I have just cancelled my @washingtonpost.com subscription over this absolute trash by their Editorial Board that paints to the differences between the two candidates as subtle shades of grey and conveniently leaves out that one candidate tried to violently overthrow the government."
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"The Post's View Opinion | America has two presidential candidates. Let's compare them. With two months to Election Day, the candidates are just getting started. Listen to article Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris are interviewed by CNN's Dana Bash in Savannah, Ga., on Aug. 29. (Will Lanzoni/Will Lanzoni/ CNN) Opinion by the Editorial Board September 1, 2024 at 3:45 a.m. PT"
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"Labor Day marks the traditional start of the presidential campaign season - yet, by this point in the calendar, the major candidates have usually been running for months. Not so this election cycle. This race has one new candidate, and both she and the old one are scrambling to define their differences. Following President Joe Biden's exit from the race in July, Vice President Kamala Harris has had to quickly assemble a national campaign. Already, some differences between her and former president Donald Trump are stark. Ms. Harris offers an optimistic view of the country and its future and has largely refused to respond to Mr. Trump's jabs. Mr. Trump has chosen to make "American carnage," the term he coined in his 2017 inaugural address, his guiding theme. Hints of"
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"moderation that came after his near-assassination in July seem a thing of the past. In character, style, tone, outlook, dignity, and, yes, race and gender, the two candidates are distinct. The distinctions between them on policy substance, however, are somewhat fuzzier. Aside from certain specifics - such as building the border wall, conducting mass deportations and raising tariffs - Mr. Trump has never detailed much of an agenda. (His supporters at Project 2025 have prepared a pointedly conservative plan for his second term, though Mr. Trump distanced himself from it after it became a political liability.) As for Ms. Harris, the charitable view is that she has had little time to develop detailed proposals. The less"
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"generous take is that she wants to avoid revealing many specifics, lest she alienate one constituency or another. Coasting on "vibes" has worked well for her so far; she has taken a slim lead in national polling, and surveys suggest she has become competitive in all the battleground states."
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