{"id":2324917,"date":"2024-08-15T08:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-harriss-tax-conundrum-democrats-advertising-adversity-and-a-new-swing-state-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:43:58","slug":"wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-harriss-tax-conundrum-democrats-advertising-adversity-and-a-new-swing-state-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-harriss-tax-conundrum-democrats-advertising-adversity-and-a-new-swing-state-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris\u2019s tax conundrum, Democrats\u2019 advertising adversity, and a new swing state? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-harriss-tax-conundrum-democrats-advertising-adversity-and-a-new-swing-state-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I&#8217;m sorry, but it looks \u200dlike you&#8217;ve pasted a large amount of text. 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At the top of her list is putting daylight between her economic agenda and her opponent&rsquo;s with a promise to let his signature Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire. The only problem is that&nbsp;if those cuts expire, taxes are going up on earners who are making less than $400,000 a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congress and the next administration are headed for a huge tax fight next year when the &ldquo;Trump tax cuts&rdquo; expire. The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has laid out the various parts of that coming fight, with looks at wrangling over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3114435\/multifront-battle-corporate-tax-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>corporate tax rate<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3115857\/welfare-or-cat-ladies-coming-fight-child-tax-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">child tax credit<\/a><\/a>. This morning, White House Reporter <strong>Haisten Willis <\/strong>took a look at the most personal, and possibly the most political, matter at hand with letting the cuts expire or renewing and expanding them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Harris&rsquo;s] campaign says she&rsquo;s keeping President Joe Biden&rsquo;s promise not to raise taxes on anyone making under $400,000. However, she also appears to be keeping Biden&rsquo;s promise to let the 2017 Trump tax cuts &lsquo;stay expired&rsquo; when portions of the law lapse next year,&rdquo; Haisten wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That expiration would raise taxes on middle-income earners in the absence of new legislation. The 2017 overhaul included lower tax rates, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-barone-in-a-winter-of-discontent-americans-vote-for-the-status-quo\/\" title=\"Michael Barone: In a Winter of Discontent, Americans Vote for the Status Quo\">enlarged child tax credit<\/a>, a doubled standard deduction, and many other provisions that, on balance, cut taxes for people below the $400,000 threshold,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s tax plan has been celebrated by Republicans as a crowning jewel the country could afford as it basked in a roaring economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have blasted the plan as a giveaway to the rich that made life more comfortable for top earners while leaning on middle- and low-income taxpayers to foot the bill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We believe in a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead,&rdquo; Harris said at a Wisconsin campaign rally in late July. &ldquo;Building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the cuts were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/taxes\/trumps-tax-reform-plan-explained\/#:~:text=The%20Tax%20Cuts%20and%20Jobs%20Act%20(TCJA)%20was%20the%20largest,families%20will%20expire%20in%202025.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>larger<\/a> for top earners &mdash; taxpayers in the top bracket had their rates reduced from 39% to 37%, compared to those making between $191,951 and $243,725, whose rate went from 33% to 32% &mdash; most people saw a reduction in their tax burden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A contemporary<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxpolicycenter.org\/feature\/analysis-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> analysis<\/a> of the 2017 tax code rewrite from the Tax Policy Center, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-ties-her-own-hands-with-400000-tax-pledge-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris ties her own hands with 0,000 tax pledge - Washington Examiner\">center-left nonprofit research organization<\/a>, found that [the TCJA] would cut taxes across the income spectrum,&rdquo; Haisten wrote. &ldquo;A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/121917%20D-17-58.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> score<\/a> of the bill from the Joint Committee on Taxation, which provides tax analysis for Congress, found that majorities of middle-income households would see significant tax cuts. A report from the Congressional Budget Office, Congress&rsquo;s nonpartisan in-house group of budget experts,<a href=\"https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/data\/all\/federal\/congressional-budget-office-shows-2017-tax-law-reduced-tax-rates-across-board-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> indicated that<\/a> the law reduced tax rates for all groups in 2018.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris is supposed to roll out the first significant policy pitch for voters on Friday when she travels to Raleigh, North Carolina. That appearance will reportedly be focused on economic plans for her administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s policy plans have been vague to this point in the campaign, aside from keeping Biden&rsquo;s promise that no one making less than $400,000 a year will pay anything more in taxes. The problem with keeping that promise and her vow to let the Trump tax cuts die is that writing a <em>new <\/em>tax bill is onerous and will depend on which party controls the House and Senate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they really want to keep the under $400,000 promise, then they will have to write a new bill,&rdquo; Gerald Friedman, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, told Haisten. &ldquo;Which they can do if they have a majority in Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3115079\/harris-ties-her-own-hands-with-400000-tax-pledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about the tax cut fight coming in 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Truth in advertising?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Putting something on the internet, or in a campaign ad, doesn&rsquo;t make it true. And two Democratic Senate hopefuls, along with Harris, are under fire for skirting the line of using misinformation in their quests for higher office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Reporter <strong>Ramsey Touchberry <\/strong>dove into the legal but ethical morass of campaigns rewriting news headlines in Google Search ads to make it appear as though news outlets were writing favorable stories about them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The campaigns of two Democratic candidates for Senate and the campaign arm of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3116859\/wisconsin-senate-primary-baldwin-hovde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Senate Democrats<\/a> have used Google Search ads in the past year to manipulate news headlines and article descriptions presented to internet users,&rdquo; Ramsey wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> analysis of Google&rsquo;s Ad Transparency Center reveals the Senate campaigns of Reps.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/battle-set-key-michigan-senate-seat-elissa-slotkin-mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>  Elissa Slotkin<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(D-MI) and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <strong>Adam Schiff<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(D-CA) used the tactic this year against their GOP opponents, promoting real news links but with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-using-google-search-ads-to-falsify-headlines-beyond-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats using Google search ads to falsify headlines beyond Harris - Washington Examiner\">previews displaying alternate headlines<\/a> and subtexts crafted by the campaigns,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored ads will direct users to legitimate news articles, though they may find a different headline and description of the story they were expecting. And while the sponsored ad often includes a Disclaimer the result is &ldquo;paid for by&rdquo; various campaigns, that caveat hasn&rsquo;t always been consistently applied.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ads from Slotkin, Schiff, and DSCC do not currently display the proper &lsquo;paid for by&rsquo; Disclaimer when viewing them in Google&rsquo;s Ad Library, which the company has said is due to a technical glitch,&rdquo; Ramsey wrote. &ldquo;All the campaigns have verified Google advertising accounts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3121882\/democrats-google-search-ads-falsify-news-headlines-past-harris-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about the media manipulation in campaign advertising.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tar Heel turn<\/h2>\n<p>Trump is making fun of Harris every chance he gets, but his appearance in North Carolina on Wednesday night shows he doesn&rsquo;t think this campaign is all fun and games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s move to the top of the ticket and its energizing effect on Democrats have been well documented. Fundraising, volunteer turnout, and voter registration are all up for her party. And downballot candidates are feeling better than ever now that they have an energetic executive&rsquo;s coattails to ride.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It also looks like Harris is not only turning the tide in swing states Biden was trailing in, but she is also expanding the map by creating new ones. For the campaign that is getting talked about like a second coming of former President <strong>Barack Obama<\/strong>, Harris&rsquo;s team has its sights set on repeating the rare Democratic feat of convincing Tar Heel State voters to line up behind someone other than a Republican presidential candidate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A source close to the Harris campaign said the team has been investing in North Carolina for a year, with almost 30 offices expected to be opened by the end of the week,&rdquo; White House Reporter <strong>Naomi Lim <\/strong>wrote. &ldquo;Meanwhile, Harris herself will be making a trip to North Carolina on Friday, her eighth of the year, to deliver a policy-focused address on the economy.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans told Naomi they aren&rsquo;t worried about whatever &ldquo;Kamalamentum&rdquo; might be telling Democrats they have put North Carolina in play. There are deep ties between the state and the GOP, including two North Carolinians in the upper echelons of the Republican National Committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2016 and 2020, Democrats lit money on fire in North Carolina only to lose to President Trump,&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> RNC<\/a> spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement. &ldquo;With President Trump&rsquo;s record of success in the state and two North Carolinians at the helm of the RNC, 2024 will be no different &mdash; Tar Heel State families have felt the strain of Kamala&rsquo;s failures and are ready to deliver for President Trump yet again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina isn&rsquo;t a must-win state for Harris, whose paths to victory almost all run exclusively through Pennsylvania. But by putting North Carolina in play, or at least making Trump and the GOP act as though it could slip away from them,&nbsp;she is making life easier for herself as the sprint to Election Day nears.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a few short weeks, Gov. <strong>Roy Cooper <\/strong>(D-NC) was considered a front-runner to join Harris at the top of the ticket. He took himself out of the contest, pointing to his controversial Lt. Gov. <strong>Mark Robinson<\/strong> as the reason he couldn&rsquo;t afford to leave the state to stump with Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are spooked by Robinson&rsquo;s rhetoric, which could turn out to be a boon for Harris. Those roughly 30 offices her campaign has set up in the state don&rsquo;t need her to be crisscrossing the state to turn up the excitement level as they will be engaged with fighting off Robinson, who is running to replace the term-limited Cooper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3121002\/harris-tries-put-trump-on-heels-swing-state-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about how likely Harris is to repeat Obama&rsquo;s feat in North Carolina.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New from us<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3119974\/government-unions-lose-big-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Government unions lose big in Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3122173\/kamala-harris-seeks-unburden-herself-biden-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris seeks to unburden herself of Biden record<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3121992\/plagued-inflation-working-class-michiganders-turn-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Plagued by inflation, working-class Michiganders turn to Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3121040\/kamala-harris-bail-fund-donations-2020-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>In blog post, Kamala Harris urged bail fund donations for &lsquo;front lines&rsquo; during 2020 riots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3121682\/cooler-inflation-reports-signal-fed-rate-cut-next-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cooler inflation reports all but assure rate cut at next Fed meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3119986\/texas-stopped-bussing-migrants-chicago-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas stops busing migrants to Chicago months before Democratic convention<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3121520\/employee-civil-rights-protections-at-risk-ai-dei-hiring-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Employee civil rights protections at risk under AI DEI hiring discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3121987\/harris-weighs-daylight-biden-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris weighs how closely to embrace Biden agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3122095\/house-democrats-expand-red-blue-program-harris-top-ticket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats expand &lsquo;red to blue&rsquo; program with Harris at top of ticket<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In case you missed it<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3122033\/hackers-stolen-social-security-number-precautions-should-take\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>It might be time to invest in identity theft protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3121693\/white-house-backs-legal-merit-canceling-student-loans-court-setbacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The White House is confident the latest student debt cancellation scheme is legally sound<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3122208\/columbia-president-resigns-months-after-pro-palestinian-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Anti-Israel protests drove another president to the exits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3121970\/walz-accepts-vice-presidential-debate-invitation-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Put a Vance-Walz showdown on your calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For your radar<\/h2>\n<p>Biden will make his first campaign appearance with Harris at Prince George&rsquo;s Community College in Maryland at 1:30. The pair will speak about the progress they are making &ldquo;to lower costs for the American people.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1730902\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1730902\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris&#8217;s tax dilemma, challenges for Democrats in advertising, and a potential new swing state? <\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris&#8217;s Tax Cut Dilemma<br \/>\nVice President Kamala Harris is making efforts to distinguish herself from former President Donald Trump in various aspects. A key focus of hers is to differentiate her economic policies from those of her opponent by promising to allow Trump&#8217;s signature Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to expire. However, this poses a significant issue: if these cuts do lapse, taxes will increase for individuals earning less than $400,000 annually. Next year is set to bring a major tax debate in Congress as the &#8220;Trump tax cuts&#8221; come up for expiration. The Washington Examiner has detailed the different elements of this impending conflict, including discussions on corporate tax rates and child tax credits.<\/p>\n<p>This morning, White House Reporter Haisten Willis examined the most personal\u2014and potentially political\u2014issue regarding whether to let these cuts expire or renew and expand them. &#8220;[Harris\u2019s] campaign asserts that she\u2019s honoring President Joe Biden\u2019s commitment not to raise taxes on anyone earning under $400,000,&#8221; Haisten noted. &#8220;However, she also seems committed to allowing parts of the 2017 Trump tax cuts &#8216;to stay expired&#8217; when they lapse next year.&#8221; This expiration would lead to increased taxes on middle-income earners unless new legislation is enacted.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 overhaul included reduced tax rates, an expanded child tax credit, a doubled standard deduction among other provisions that generally lowered taxes for those below the $400K threshold. While Trump&#8217;s plan has been praised by Republicans as a significant achievement during an economic boom, Democrats have criticized it as favoring wealthy individuals at the expense of middle- and low-income taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We envision a future where everyone can not only survive but thrive,&#8221; Harris stated at a Wisconsin rally in late July. &#8220;Strengthening the middle class will be one of my presidency&#8217;s defining objectives.&#8221; Although higher earners received larger benefits\u2014taxpayers in top brackets saw their rates drop from 39% to 37%, while those earning between $191K-$243K had their rate reduced from 33% to 32%\u2014most taxpayers experienced some reduction in their overall burden.<\/p>\n<p>A contemporary analysis by the Tax Policy Center found that [the TCJA] would lower taxes across all income levels; similarly reported findings indicated that majorities of middle-income households would benefit significantly from these reductions according to assessments by both Congress&#8217;s Joint Committee on Taxation and its nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.<\/p>\n<p>Harris plans her first substantial policy announcement aimed at voters this Friday during her visit to Raleigh, North Carolina\u2014a trip expected primarily focused on economic strategies for her administration. Up until now in her campaign trail, details about her policy proposals have been somewhat vague aside from maintaining Biden\u2019s pledge that no one making under $400K will see an increase in their taxes. However keeping this promise while also allowing Trump\u2019s cuts expire presents challenges since drafting new legislation can be complex and contingent upon which party holds control over Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If they genuinely want to uphold promises made regarding those under $400K then they must draft new legislation,&#8221; Gerald Friedman\u2014a professor at UMass Amherst\u2014told Haisten. &#8220;They can achieve this if they hold majority power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Truthfulness in Advertising?<br \/>\nSimply posting something online or running it as part of an ad does not guarantee its truthfulness; two Democratic Senate candidates along with Harris are facing scrutiny over potentially misleading tactics used during their campaigns for higher office.<br \/>\nSenate Reporter Ramsey Touchberry explored how campaigns have legally but ethically manipulated news headlines within Google Search ads so it appears favorable coverage exists about them.<br \/>\n&#8220;The campaigns associated with two Democratic Senate candidates alongside Senate Democrats\u2019 campaign arm have utilized Google Search ads over past year manipulating news headlines presented online,\u201d Ramsey reported.<br \/>\nAn analysis revealed Reps Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) employed such tactics against GOP opponents promoting legitimate news links yet altering previews with crafted headlines\/subtexts created by their teams.<br \/>\nWhile sponsored ads direct users toward authentic articles\u2014they may encounter differing titles\/descriptions than anticipated; although Disclaimers indicating \u201cpaid for by\u201d various campaigns are often included\u2014they haven\u2019t always been consistently applied across platforms due technical glitches according Google Ad Library reports noted by Ramsey.<\/p>\n<p>Tar Heel Turn<br \/>\nTrump continues mocking Harris whenever possible; however his recent appearance Wednesday night indicates he recognizes seriousness behind current campaigning efforts.<br \/>\nHarris rising prominence within ticket energizes Democrats significantly reflected through fundraising boosts volunteer turnout\/voter registration increases benefiting down-ballot candidates who feel optimistic riding coattails off dynamic executive presence.<br \/>\nMoreover evidence suggests she isn\u2019t just reversing trends within swing states where Biden previously lagged but actively broadening electoral map possibilities creating fresh opportunities elsewhere too!<br \/>\nWith aspirations reminiscent Barack Obama era success stories\u2014their team aims replicate rare Democratic achievement convincing North Carolinians support candidate outside traditional Republican alignment!<br \/>\n&#8220;A source close said they&#8217;ve invested heavily into NC past year planning nearly thirty offices open soon,\u201d White House reporter Naomi Lim shared adding \u201cHarris herself visiting NC Friday delivering economy-focused address.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans remain unfazed despite what some term \u201cKamalamentum\u201d suggesting Dems might sway Tar Heel State voters away GOP stronghold citing historical ties between state &amp; party leadership roles held locally influencing RNC operations effectively ensuring continuity ahead elections!<br \/>\n&#8220;In both previous cycles Dems wasted resources here losing ground against Trump,\u201d RNC spokesperson Anna Kelly remarked asserting confidence based upon established successes seen previously coupled ongoing dissatisfaction stemming Kamala-led policies impacting families statewide!<\/p>\n<p>Although North Carolina isn\u2019t essential win scenario necessary securing victory paths largely run through Pennsylvania\u2014it certainly helps create advantageous conditions enabling smoother navigation towards Election Day approaching rapidly!<br \/>\nFor brief period Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) was viewed frontrunner joining forces atop ticket before withdrawing citing concerns surrounding controversial Lt Gov Mark Robinson preventing him leaving state stumping alongside HARRIS!<br \/>\nDemocrats wary Robinson rhetoric could prove beneficial ultimately aiding HARRIS\u2019 cause given approximately thirty offices established throughout region won\u2019t require constant presence boosting excitement levels engaging directly combating Robinson seeking replace term-limited Cooper!<\/p>\n<p>New Developments:<br \/>\nGovernment unions face setbacks Arizona<br \/>\nKamala seeks distance from Biden record<br \/>\nInflation pressures push working-class Michiganders towards Trump<br \/>\nIn blog post Kamala urged donations bail fund \u2018front lines\u2019 amid riots back 2020<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Events:<br \/>\nBiden scheduled first joint campaign appearance alongside HARRIS Prince George Community College Maryland discussing progress made lowering costs American citizens face daily struggles!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2702,"featured_media":2324918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala-harris-tax-north-carolina.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38211,38210,17852,32076],"class_list":["post-2324917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats-advertising","tag-harris-tax-conundrum","tag-wake-up","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala-harris-tax-north-carolina.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2702"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}