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👂 What We’re Hearing. Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver a primetime address on Tuesday at the DNC, according to a person familiar with convention planning and granted anonymity to discuss it.

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Top Story

1. Trump Covers Lots of Bases in York Address

“Former President Donald Trump spoke for 52 minutes on Monday at Precision Components Group in York, hoping to steal a little limelight at the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

The address was promoted as a policy speech where the 45th president would lay out his agenda to unleash American energy and lower costs for American families. It became a vehicle for Trump to cover a lot of bases, rehashing his four years in the White House and making many promises for what he will do should he return in January.” (PoliticsPA)

• Trump Attacks Harris (and Biden) on Economy During Campaign Stop in York. (PennLive)
• Trump Says Fracking In PA Would Slow Under Harris: ‘Your State’s Going to be Third World’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Trump Makes Big Economic Promises With Few Details in York County visit. (LNP | Lancaster Online)
• ‘Capturing York’: Donald Trump’s Campaign Stop Highlights York’s Growing Prominence in National Politics. (York Dispatch)

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Republicans Worry Trump Blowing Their Chances for Senate Majority. “Harris has narrowed Trump’s lead in Republican-leaning Senate battlegrounds such as Ohio and Florida and pulled ahead in other states where Republicans have a chance of picking up seats, such as Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.” (The Hill)

MAGA Mood Swing: Some Trump Voters Are Denying Harris’ Progress − But Others Say They’re Worried. “Gesturing to the long line snaking around a parking lot to get into Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally Saturday, Virginia resident Michelle Kessler said there’s no way Kamala Harris has erased the lead Trump once enjoyed in the race, as many polls show.” (USA Today)

Vance Says He’ll Be in Pennsylvania ‘A Lot’ Before Election Day. “Sen. JD Vance said he plans to be in Pennsylvania “a lot, taking our message to the whole state,” as he visited Philadelphia on Monday for the second time this month.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

RFK Jr. to Defend Bid to Get on Pennsylvania Ballot Against Democrats’ Challenge. “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was expected to appear in court Tuesday to defend his effort to get on the ballot for president in the premier battleground state of Pennsylvania, where Democrats are angling to force him off in what is expected to be a closely contested race.” (AP)

State

2. Shapiro is Rallying Delegates For a Ticket He Might Have Been A Part Of

“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has a leading role to play at this week’s Democratic National Convention — just not the one he auditioned for.

Instead of preparing to accept his party’s nomination for vice president on Wednesday night, he spent Monday morning rallying delegates in Arkansas, Florida and his home state of Pennsylvania, and rallying union members at a meeting later in the day.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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Shapiro Says He’s ‘Not Going to Be Lectured by Trump’ on Antisemitism. “Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro lambasted former President Donald Trump for his Saturday comments suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t pick Shapiro to be her running mate because he is Jewish.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Davis Speaks at DNC on Importance of Building Bridges. “Pennsylvania Lt. Gov Austin Davis took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on its opening night, one of a group of Democratic state leaders who spoke about how Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration had helped them get things done at the local level. ” (Penn Capital-Star)

PA Attorney General Candidate Gets Personal About Campaign Issues. “Eugene DePasquale, the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General, struck a deeply personal note on the campaign trail on Monday as he outlined some of the top issues that define his candidacy.” (PennLive)

Fetterman Says Absence From DNC This Week Not a Result of Squabbles With Fellow Democrats. “Sen. John Fetterman told The Free Press in a Sunday article that he would be staying home in Braddock near Pittsburgh to spend time with his children.” (PennLive)

Around The Commonwealth

3. Trump Assassination Attempt Laid Bare Long-Standing Vulnerabilities in the Secret Service

“He’d warned them.

Butler Township Police Officer Drew Blasko paced angrily along the AGR building, where just minutes before a gunman had clambered atop the roof, aimed an AR-15-style rifle at Donald Trump and fired, striking the former president.

As Blasko and other officers stood guard near a loading bay behind the building, he recounted a meeting earlier in the week with the Secret Service.

“I told them that fucking Tuesday,” he said. “I told them to post fucking guys over here.”” (ProPublica)

Related

As Trump Returns to Central PA, We Ask Voters Inside and Outside His Event About Mail Ballots. “Trent Ozog, a Republican from Mechanicsburg, said he sees positives and negatives to voting by mail.” (WITF)

Pennsylvania Judge Rules Butler County Voters Cannot Cure ‘Naked’ Mail-in Ballots. “The ruling, which is expected to be appealed, upholds a prior decision from the Butler County Board of Elections refusing to allow two voters to cure their “naked” mail-in ballots cast in the state’s 2024 primary election.” (Democracy Docket)

Republican Official’s Home Swatted After Saying on CNN He’s Voting For Kamala Harris. “Matthew McCaffery, who is a local leader for Upper Merion Republicans, made it clear last month in an opinion piece he wrote for the Inquirer that he’s not voting for former President Donald Trump in November, and he’s encouraging other Republicans to do the same.” (PennLive)

Lehigh Valley Political Pulse. “Chris Borick and Tom Shortell talk about the emerging poll numbers since President Joe Biden abandoned his re-election campaign and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied the Democratic Party behind her.” (LehighValleyNews.com)

Editorial

4. What’s On Your Mind

• Trump’s Lead in Pennsylvania Is Gone. Vance’s Solution: Just Don’t Believe It. No, Really. (Chris Brennan)
• Time for the Campaigns To Really Speak to Pennsylvanians. (Greensburg Tribune-Review)
• The Disgusting Misogyny of ‘Sleeping Her Way To The Top’ (Adriana E. Ramírez)
• Will Josh Shapiro Bend Left to Rise? (Rep. Tim O’Neal)
• Dear DNC — Where Are the Latinos? (Sabrina Vourvoulias)
• Helping Keep Pennsylvanians Employed with Bi-Partisan Support. (G. David Sload)

1 Thing

5. “Blue Moon”

“August’s rare blue supermoon is lighting up the sky this week.

Why it matters: It’s the first of four consecutive supermoons this year, according to NASA.

🌕 The big picture: The full moon peaked yesterday afternoon but will appear full through tomorrow morning, NASA says.

🧮 By the numbers: Full supermoons appear about 30% brighter and 14% larger than usual full moons.”

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