Why should Kamala Harris bother with the news media?
LA TimesKamala Harris has been taking her message directly to the people at rallies like this one in Las Vegas last weekend. There are 81 days until the election, and today we are talking about stayin’ alive — for the Harris campaign, the Trump whatever-it-is and for us voters who have 11-plus weeks to go. First, I know you’ve seen the AI-generated video of Donald Trump and Elon Musk dancing to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.” Trump also posted it on his Truth Social, where truth goes to die. Musk would like you to believe that difference doesn’t exist — that every bit of information someone puts online is news — equally worthy of consideration. What else you should be reading The must-read: Biden demands Austin Tice’s ‘immediate release’ from Syria on 12-year anniversary of disappearance The Uh-oh: A Florida referendum is putting Trump in a bind on abortion The L.A. Times special: Poll: Harris and Walz build huge lead among likely California voters P.S.