Donald Trump playing catch up in the Media….

Michael Mulvihil, the president of Insights and Analytics at Fox Sports says Vice President Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech drew 22% more viewers than Donald Trump’s speech last month.

“Donald Trump’s busiest week on the campaign trail collided with Kamala Harris’ most politically significant moment, a deliberate move by the Republican nominee to cede as little limelight as possible to his opponent,” Bloomberg reports.

“As ebullient Democrats convened in Chicago for their party’s nominating convention, Trump has spent the week trying to energize his own campaign, with an aggressive schedule taking him to five swing states in as many days, a stop at the US-Mexico border and interviews with major news outlets. That’s a marked shift for the former president, who has previously scheduled one or two public events a week.”

“The frantically arranged week belies Trump’s concerns that he’s lost the ability to drive the news cycle as he did when President Joe Biden, 81, was still running for reelection.”

Josh Marshall: “The most telling comments were those from Republican commentators who couldn’t find their way around saying that it was a strong speech before, of course, reassuring listeners that Harris is obviously terrible and they agree with her about nothing.”

image….CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 19: Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty )