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08/09/2016 07:57 AM EDT


By Heather Caygle (hcaygle@politico.com or @heatherscope)

With assistance from Daniel Lippman

FRESH THIS MORNING: OUT ON THE TRAIL- Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence have been settling into their new jobs as presidential running mates for less than a month now but it's already clear the two gigs couldn't be more different. Kaine has it easier, serving as a "down-home articulator of long-held Democratic policy values," write Burgess Everett and Matthew Nussbaum, a position he's comfortable with given the many hats he's worn in Democratic politics over the years. Pence, meanwhile, is on clean-up duty, straining to hold Republicans together as he smooths over Donald Trump's latest controversies.

A tale of two pols: "In separate visits to Wisconsin in recent days, their disparate roles were on full display. Against the backdrop of a gentrifying riverfront neighborhood in Milwaukee, Kaine played the traditional running mate's role, dinging Trump repeatedly as an enemy of the working class and casting Clinton as an economic savior. ...Two hours up the road, Pence put the finishing touches on his latest rebuilding project: The poor relations between House Speaker Paul Ryan and Trump."

This week: Pence is barnstorming Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania to gin up support among working class voters. Kaine will be in the deep south, fundraising in Louisiana and Texas before heading up to New York and New Hampshire. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3217adb3a3f42c7e6825854fac6ff167dd501720f235bed7fdd

HAPPY PRIMARY DAY Y'ALL-Four states are holding primaries today including Wisconsin, where House Speaker Paul Ryan is expected to cruise to victory over challenger Paul Nehlen. Other notable races include the elections to replace retiring Reps. John Kline in Minnesota and Reid Ribble in Wisconsin. Morning Consult with more: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3218146b8a98472a8654e1a523683437a631e68a85fa312d626

COUNT ME OUT- GOP Sen. Susan Collins has hinted for months that she isn't too keen on Donald Trump but the moderate Mainer made it clear in an op-ed Monday night, saying she's not voting for him in November. "This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country," she wrote in the Washington Post. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3214f8ea11be4fac5d6e08bd5497ec5daa2f244f502c9ed4a6f

WE'RE TAKING TUESDAY BY STORM. Welcome to August 9. You're reading POLITICO's Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill.

Over here in Huddeland, we're happy to take a break from the daily congressional digest and root on the U.S. in the Olympics, especially tell-it-like-it-is swimmer Lilly King, who won gold in the breaststroke Monday. "It's incredible - winning the gold medal and knowing I did it clean," said King, 19, according to the Washington Post. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba321820090fa84be397c71b5a397f42c3af686ac029d0adddf16

TODAY IN CONGRESS - Capitol Hill returns to life in 28 days.

AROUND THE HILL- Mood music: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3215763dacabc3e24a27cb4af6a1989feade6d0bd09a3af6dc2

McCAUL FOR SENATE? Critics of Sen. Ted Cruz have been looking for a primary challenger to take on the Texas firebrand in 2018, especially after his controversial speech during the GOP convention. Turns out some GOP donors and Lone Star State lawmakers are quietly nudging Rep. Mike McCaul in that direction, report CNN's Manu Raju and Theodore Schleifer.

"McCaul, a six-term congressman who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, has not yet deliberated on the matter but has yet to rule out a potential Senate run, according to one source close to his House reelection campaign." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba321a9a24366f3e8a6f8f1a357eab1777ff9513797ce6f7789d2

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ CHALLENGER FILES FEC COMPLAINT-Tim Canova, the Democratic law professor who is challenging Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has filed a complaint with the FEC alleging the former DNC head used her position to "improperly benefit her congressional campaign," reports the Hill's Jesse Byrnes. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba321f6f67fef906b88ac501a2855f99a3c52aa05fe1d5c0a9879

DOWN-BALLOT DEMOCRATIC WAVE? Not likely, Charlie Cook writes in National Journal. "Two factors make me suspect that even if Clinton wins by a much larger margin than, say, Obama's win over Romney four years ago, I don't think the down-ballot implications would be that huge. In the House, there are fewer competitive district than at any point in our lifetime... In the Senate, the GOP majority is absolutely on the line; my guess it will end up 50-50, give or take a seat or two, but given voters' doubts about Clinton, the 'don't give Hillary Clinton a blank check' argument may well be a politically potent one." More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3213e017c1b07a6e76bb6abf5a391bfc5356c88db44734320d2

DONORS DEFEND HONDA AMID ETHICS PROBE-- "Some of the very political benefactors whose names are involved in an ethics complaint against Rep. Mike Honda are helping him defend against it," reports Sarah Wire for the L.A. Times. "Three donors who recently contributed to the Silicon Valley congressman's legal defense were Dr. Ngai Nguyen of San Jose, who gave $5,000; attorney Sukhan Kim, who also gave $5,000; and Dr. Gloria Wu of San Jose, who gave $1,000. Their names also appear on a donor list that is part of an ongoing ethics investigation of Honda." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3215cbce5cb1085c1219abfcbad877805c23ba5607afdd60533

IOWA STAR POWER COMES OUT FOR PENCE- Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Steve King joined Pence out on the trail Monday as he campaigned for Trump in Iowa. In Sioux City, "King, a conservative firebrand who has represented his Iowa district in the House since 2003, introduced Pence with glowing praise for the Trump-Pence ticket. King had previously been a die-hard supporter of Cruz," reports Matthew Nussbaum.

Later in Council Bluffs, Ernst focused more on economic issues when making the case for Trump. "'We need growth, we need jobs, we need to keep it here in the United States, that's what Donald Trump will do,' the freshman senator said." The dispatch: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba321c26867f1ab4b529a1b5fa285b2523fd68dc689efc8fab0cc

KIRK, DOLD BUCK GOP PLATFORM ON IMMIGRATION-- Sen. Mark Kirk and Rep. Bob Dold, both endangered Illinois Republicans, "will buck their party's platform on immigration Wednesday as they highlight their support for a pathway to citizenship for many of the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants," reports Erin Kelly for USA Today. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3215d28c955146da785ecc5345fad5432b59b0b55ab3d9f7f73

TODAY IN LONGSHOT NEWS-Evan McMullin, former policy director for the House Republican Conference, announced plans Monday for a longshot bid for the White House. "[S]ources close to McMullin - a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and alum of Brigham Young University - said he planned to aggressively contest Utah and other Mormon-heavy states. Polls have shown reliably Republican Mormon voters are deeply averse to Trump's candidacy," reports BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3210df7d1b0c0bdbd8e6810159c20b7e6bd0a141d3a9c00627a

HRC weighs in: "The House Republican Conference has zero knowledge of his intentions," said spokesman Nate Hodson.

DEPARTURE LOUNGE- William Pittard, former acting House counsel, has left Capitol Hill for a job at law firm KaiserDillon PLLC. Pittard worked in the House general counsel office for five years, before that practicing at Williams & Connolly LLP.

Paul Bell, deputy communications director for Rep. Elijah Cummings and Democrats' spokesman on the House Benghazi panel, is leaving the Hill after this week for a new job at Precision Strategies.

WEEKEND WEDDINGS, CAPITOL HILL STYLE-- Sara Feldenkris and Joseph Cohen, from the New York Times: "The couple met at the University of Virginia, from which they received law degrees. The bride, 31, is a senior attorney at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. ...The groom, 33, is an assistant counsel in the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the [U.S. House] ... which maintains the official publication of the code of United States laws. He graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba321dbb51aedffcadbc860a639002772327804d7733420d2720b

Margaret Smith and Joseph Brazauskas: "Mrs. Brazauskas, 32, is a consultant on analytics problems in the Washington office of Accenture ...Mr. Brazauskas, 34, works in Washington as a senior counsel for the [U.S. House] Committee on Science, Space and Technology. ...The couple met on the squash court in 2010 at the University Club of Washington." The New York Times: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba32134b2464b368cfe0b1fa5d73e96f95f8d6806d96c3dfd0429

PRESS RELEASE OF THE DAY- "Sen. Harry Reid to Host President Obama at 20th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit on Aug. 31, with special performance by The Killers." Related: Huddle's favorite song from The Killers: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=a0e5c0545c8ba3213cf1e58fe048ed29228f5785244c7caa48506698511759fc

We're Afraid For Our Police: After a tumultuous summer of violence, America's mayors reveal in POLITICO Magazine's quarterly Mayor's Survey, part of the award-winning "What Works" series, the multi-dimensional anxiety that they now feel for their citizens and their officers. Read More

MONDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER - Adam Rubenstein was the first to correctly guess that Warren G. Harding, John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama were all elected from the Senate to the White House. The three lawmakers' seats are currently held by Sens. Rob Portman, Elizabeth Warren and Mark Kirk.

TODAY'S TRIVIA - Adam with today's question: Which congressman is a licensed cattle veterinarian, where did he receive his degree from and what long-time incumbent did he knock off? The first person to correctly answer gets a shout-out in tomorrow's Huddle. Email me: hcaygle@politico.com

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