Subject: The problem for the Democrats

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	The problem for the Democrats
Date	May 7, 2020 5:33 PM

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[The Vote]

[Profiles in (not) courage: AOC still backs Biden and says the issue is not=
"clear cut."]

"Questioned on what she wanted to see happen in response to Tara Reade's al=
legation of a 1993 assault, which Biden has publicly denied, the New York l=
awmaker noted that Reade herself had not called on Democrats to abandon the=
ir support of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee." [Read the f=
ull story from The Hill. <[link removed]
ocasio-cortez-biden-allegation-not-clear-cut> ]

Leaders on the left continue to rally around Joe Biden, no matter how hypoc=
ritical it makes them.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was asked straightforward questions about the=
allegation against Biden this morning -- and gave anything but clear-cut a=
nswers. She confirmed she plans to vote for Biden and, in an odd twist, not=
ed that the woman accusing Biden "has never explicitly said, 'don't vote fo=
r Joe Biden.'"
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AOC had previously opposed the nomination of now-Justice Kavanaugh and, nea=
rly a year later, called for his impeachment <[link removed]
ews/house/461546-ocasio-cortez-calls-for-kavanaugh-to-be-impeached> .
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Cynical political strategy or outrageous, morally indefensible double stand=
ard? We know what we think of the issue.

[Profiles in (not) courage, continued in a NYT piece: "I believe Tara Reade=
. I'm voting for Joe Biden anyway."]

"Far-left activist Linda Hirshman, author of a book called Reckoning: The E=
pic Battle Against Sexual Abuse and Harassment, wrote in a New York Times o=
p-ed on Wednesday that while she believes the woman who is accusing Democra=
t presidential candidate Joe Biden of rape, she is still voting for Biden b=
ecause she claims it=E2=80=99s 'worth it.'" [Read the full story from the D=
aily Wire. <[link removed]
h-dismissing-accuser-weakening-the-voices-of-victims-suck-it-up> ]

It doesn't get much clearer than that. You can check out the highlights of =
this outrageous op-ed on the Daily Wire <[link removed]
-op-ed-electing-biden-is-worth-dismissing-accuser-weakening-the-voices-of-v=
ictims-suck-it-up> or read the entire piece on the New York Times website.
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Party leaders and politicians haven't made this argument yet. But with the =
impossible standard that the left created when they cast aside due process =
and presumption of innocence has left them with two options: embrace hypocr=
isy and defend Biden or accept the moral outrage and vote for him anyway.
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It's an intra-party and intra-movement debate right now. But that will chan=
ge -- and the stakes will get much higher -- when public attention returns =
fully to the 2020 presidential election.

[But will their base accept it? The Democratic Party has a growing problem =
with young voters.]

"Scarane is one of more than a half-dozen progressive House and Senate chal=
lengers =E2=80=94 almost all of them millennials =E2=80=94 who have said pu=
blicly that they believe Reade=E2=80=99s claim that Biden sexually assaulte=
d her in 1993 when she worked as his Senate aide or otherwise spoke out in =
support of her. [...] Their stance also risks exposing a rift between some =
younger and older Democrats as Biden works to strengthen his position as th=
e Democratic nominee." [Read the full story from POLITICO. <[link removed]
itico.com/news/2020/05/06/biden-reade-allegations-241451> ]

An under-reported story right now is the generational gap in the Democratic=
Party that the allegation against Joe Biden has exposed.
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Remember (as we shared from The Hill <[link removed]
aign/496142-poll-61-percent-of-democrats-believe-biden-on-reade-but-25-perc=
ent-want-new> ): a new poll found that 26% of Democratic voters and 40% of =
Democratic voters under 45 think Biden should be replaced as the presidenti=
al nominee. Now younger, progressive Democratic candidates have expressed t=
heir concern ... and that movement may continue.
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It's particularly concerning for Biden as Bernie Sanders has been re-added =
to the New York primary, and Biden still does not have the confirmed delega=
tes necessary to win on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convent=
ion.

[Watch this issue: voting by mail is still up for debate.]

"It remains unclear whether Democrats in Congress will dig in on forcing st=
ates to adopt particular election procedures, but there=E2=80=99s good reas=
on to think Republicans would be open to sending money to the states for el=
ections without strings attached. Congress already agreed in the CARES Act =
to appropriate $400 million for elections." [Read the full story from Natio=
nal Review. <[link removed]
ing-congressional-battle-may-fizzle/> ]

Primaries this spring were disrupted due to COVID-19, with most affected st=
ates either delaying or changing the elections.
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Given the specter of a COVID-19 resurgence this fall -- not a certain event=
, but a possibility that has been in the news -- there's been increased int=
erest in voting by mail (as well as the financial health of the U.S. Postal=
Service).
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This issue may come up in Congress soon, and we'll keep you posted on all t=
he developments.
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And, on a final note: as always, we wish for the health and safety of you, =
your family, and your community at this uncertain time. Stay safe and see y=
ou tomorrow!

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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Pro=
files in (not) courage: AOC still backs Biden and says the issue is not "cl=
ear cut."</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"Questioned on what she wanted to=
see happen in response to Tara Reade's allegation of a 1993 assault, which=
Biden has publicly denied, the New York lawmaker <span style=3D"background=
-color: #ffff99;"><strong>noted that Reade herself had not called on Democr=
ats to abandon their support</strong></span> of the presumptive Democratic =
presidential nominee." <span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">[<a style=3D"t=
ext-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ne/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTI4LTY1OTQ4NGEwZDhmMTRkYzU4Nzg0ODg2NTFmM=
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LMvg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Read the full story from The Hill.=
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nue to rally around Joe Biden, no matter how hypocritical it makes them.</s=
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; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was=
asked straightforward questions about the allegation against Biden this mo=
rning -- and gave anything but clear-cut answers. She confirmed she plans t=
o vote for Biden and, in an odd twist, noted that the woman accusing Biden =
"has never explicitly said, 'don't vote for Joe Biden.'"</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">AOC had previously opposed the no=
mination of now-Justice Kavanaugh and, nearly a year later, <a style=3D"tex=
t-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTI4LTY1OTQ4NGEwZDhmMTRkYzU4Nzg0ODg2NTFmMTN=
iMTM0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMQ%3A%3=
AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvaG91c2UvNDYxNTQ2LW9jYXNpby1jb3=
J0ZXotY2FsbHMtZm9yLWthdmFuYXVnaC10by1iZS1pbXBlYWNoZWQ&K=3Dj8I-TUE3gmXCgkcfi=
EEKZg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">called for his impeachment</a>.</=
p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><strong>Cynical political strateg=
y or outrageous, morally indefensible double standard?</strong> We know wha=
t we think of the issue.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Pro=
files in (not) courage, continued in a NYT piece: "I believe Tara Reade. I'=
m voting for Joe Biden anyway."</strong></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">=
"Far-left activist Linda Hirshman, author of a book called </span></em><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 14px;">Reckoning: The Epic Battle Against Sexual Abus=
e and Harassment</span><em><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">, wrote in a </=
span></em><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">New York Times </span><em><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14px;">op-ed on Wednesday that while she believes the w=
oman who is accusing Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden of rape, <st=
rong><span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;">she is still voting for Bid=
en because she claims it=E2=80=99s 'worth it</span>.'</strong></span></em><=
em style=3D"background-color: transparent;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;=
">" [<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"http:=
//trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTI4LTY1OTQ4NGEwZDhmMTR=
kYzU4Nzg0ODg2NTFmMTNiMTM0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3=
%3AZmFsc2U%3AMw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL255dC1vcC1lZC=
1lbGVjdGluZy1iaWRlbi1pcy13b3J0aC1kaXNtaXNzaW5nLWFjY3VzZXItd2Vha2VuaW5nLXRoZ=
S12b2ljZXMtb2YtdmljdGltcy1zdWNrLWl0LXVw&K=3DCTq3WCxCjimXvGef3WkkhQ" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Read the full story from the Daily Wire.</a>]<=
/span></em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:=
#555555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helv=
etica, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><strong>It doesn'=
t get much clearer than that.</strong> You can <a style=3D"text-decoration:=
underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
yNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTI4LTY1OTQ4NGEwZDhmMTRkYzU4Nzg0ODg2NTFmMTNiMTM0%3AYmlna=
mFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93=
d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL255dC1vcC1lZC1lbGVjdGluZy1iaWRlbi1pcy13b3J0aC1=
kaXNtaXNzaW5nLWFjY3VzZXItd2Vha2VuaW5nLXRoZS12b2ljZXMtb2YtdmljdGltcy1zdWNrLW=
l0LXVw&K=3D3ZaBWTm9S_K7jH2pg6Cg7w" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">check=
out the highlights of this outrageous op-ed on the Daily Wire</a> or read =
the entire piece on the <em>New York Times </em>website.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helv=
etica, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helv=
etica, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">Party leaders and=
politicians haven't made this argument yet. But with the impossible standa=
rd that the left created when they cast aside due process and presumption o=
f innocence has left them with two options: embrace hypocrisy and defend Bi=
den or accept the moral outrage and vote for him anyway.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helv=
etica, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helv=
etica, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">It's an intra-par=
ty and intra-movement debate right now. <strong>But that will change -- and=
the stakes will get much higher -- when public attention returns fully to =
the 2020 presidential election.</strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>But=
will their base accept it? The Democratic Party has a growing problem with=
young voters.</strong></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"Scarane is one of more than a ha=
lf-dozen progressive House and Senate challengers =E2=80=94 almost all of t=
hem millennials =E2=80=94 who have said publicly that they believe Reade=E2=
=80=99s claim that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 when she worked as =
his Senate aide or otherwise spoke out in support of her. [...] <span style=
=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Their stance also risks exposing a =
rift between some younger and older Democrats</strong></span> as Biden work=
s to strengthen his position as the Democratic nominee." <span style=
=3D"font-size: 14px;">[<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068=
A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
TY1OTQ4NGEwZDhmMTRkYzU4Nzg0ODg2NTFmMTNiMTM0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY=
29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25l=
d3MvMjAyMC8wNS8wNi9iaWRlbi1yZWFkZS1hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucy0yNDE0NTE&K=3D5TTrzz0TFSr=
iD-HJ2wR4kg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Read the full story from PO=
LITICO.</a>]</span></em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:=
#555555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><strong>An under-reported story r=
ight now is the generational gap in the Democratic Party that the allegatio=
n against Joe Biden has exposed.</strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">Remember (<a style=3D"text-decora=
tion: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTI4LTY1OTQ4NGEwZDhmMTRkYzU4Nzg0ODg2NTFmMTNiMTM0%3=
AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANg%3A%3AaHR0cH=
M6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNDk2MTQyLXBvbGwtNjEtcGVyY=
2VudC1vZi1kZW1vY3JhdHMtYmVsaWV2ZS1iaWRlbi1vbi1yZWFkZS1idXQtMjUtcGVyY2VudC13=
YW50LW5ldw&K=3Dy7fPzVqqoNz2-Sfl5KzHlQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">a=
s we shared from <em>The Hill</em></a>): a new poll found that 26% of Democ=
ratic voters and 40% of Democratic voters under 45 think Biden should be re=
placed as the presidential nominee. <strong>Now younger, progressive Democr=
atic candidates have expressed their concern ... and that movement may cont=
inue.</strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">It's particularly concerning for =
Biden as Bernie Sanders has been re-added to the New York primary, and Bide=
n still does not have the confirmed delegates necessary to win on the first=
ballot at the Democratic National Convention.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Wat=
ch this issue: voting by mail is still up for debate.</strong></span></span=
></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', s=
erif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"It remains u=
nclear whether Democrats in Congress will dig in on forcing states to adopt=
particular election procedures, but there=E2=80=99s good reason to think <=
span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Republicans would be open=
to sending money to the states for elections</strong></span> without strin=
gs attached. Congress already agreed in the CARES Act to appropriate $400 m=
illion for elections." [<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #006=
8A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
LTY1OTQ4NGEwZDhmMTRkYzU4Nzg0ODg2NTFmMTNiMTM0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwu=
Y29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXc=
uY29tLzIwMjAvMDUvZWxlY3Rpb25zLXBvbGljeS1iYWxsb3RpbmctY29uZ3Jlc3Npb25hbC1iYX=
R0bGUtbWF5LWZpenpsZS8&K=3Djk-DhJ9wDBrb8eGcW3Z1UQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
noopener">Read the full story from National Review.</a>]</em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">P=
rimaries this spring were disrupted due to COVID-19, with most affected sta=
tes either delaying or changing the elections.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">&=
nbsp;</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">G=
iven the specter of a COVID-19 resurgence this fall -- not a certain event,=
but a possibility that has been in the news -- <strong>there's been increa=
sed interest in voting by mail (as well as the financial health of the=
U.S. Postal Service)</strong>.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">&=
nbsp;</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">T=
his issue may come up in Congress soon, and we'll keep you posted on all th=
e developments.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
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[Profiles in (not) courage: AOC still backs Biden and says the issue is not "clear cut."]

"Questioned on what she wanted to see happen in response to Tara Reade's allegation of a 1993 assault, which Biden has publicly denied, the New York lawmaker noted that Reade herself had not called on Democrats to abandon their support of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee." [Read the full story from The Hill. <[link removed]> ]

Leaders on the left continue to rally around Joe Biden, no matter how hypocritical it makes them.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was asked straightforward questions about the allegation against Biden this morning -- and gave anything but clear-cut answers. She confirmed she plans to vote for Biden and, in an odd twist, noted that the woman accusing Biden "has never explicitly said, 'don't vote for Joe Biden.'"

AOC had previously opposed the nomination of now-Justice Kavanaugh and, nearly a year later, called for his impeachment <[link removed]> .

Cynical political strategy or outrageous, morally indefensible double standard? We know what we think of the issue.

[Profiles in (not) courage, continued in a NYT piece: "I believe Tara Reade. I'm voting for Joe Biden anyway."]

"Far-left activist Linda Hirshman, author of a book called Reckoning: The Epic Battle Against Sexual Abuse and Harassment, wrote in a New York Times op-ed on Wednesday that while she believes the woman who is accusing Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden of rape, she is still voting for Biden because she claims it’s 'worth it.'" [Read the full story from the Daily Wire. <[link removed]> ]

It doesn't get much clearer than that. You can check out the highlights of this outrageous op-ed on the Daily Wire <[link removed]> or read the entire piece on the New York Times website.

Party leaders and politicians haven't made this argument yet. But with the impossible standard that the left created when they cast aside due process and presumption of innocence has left them with two options: embrace hypocrisy and defend Biden or accept the moral outrage and vote for him anyway.

It's an intra-party and intra-movement debate right now. But that will change -- and the stakes will get much higher -- when public attention returns fully to the 2020 presidential election.

[But will their base accept it? The Democratic Party has a growing problem with young voters.]

"Scarane is one of more than a half-dozen progressive House and Senate challengers — almost all of them millennials — who have said publicly that they believe Reade’s claim that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 when she worked as his Senate aide or otherwise spoke out in support of her. [...] Their stance also risks exposing a rift between some younger and older Democrats as Biden works to strengthen his position as the Democratic nominee." [Read the full story from POLITICO. <[link removed]> ]

An under-reported story right now is the generational gap in the Democratic Party that the allegation against Joe Biden has exposed.

Remember (as we shared from The Hill <[link removed]> ): a new poll found that 26% of Democratic voters and 40% of Democratic voters under 45 think Biden should be replaced as the presidential nominee. Now younger, progressive Democratic candidates have expressed their concern ... and that movement may continue.

It's particularly concerning for Biden as Bernie Sanders has been re-added to the New York primary, and Biden still does not have the confirmed delegates necessary to win on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention.

[Watch this issue: voting by mail is still up for debate.]

"It remains unclear whether Democrats in Congress will dig in on forcing states to adopt particular election procedures, but there’s good reason to think Republicans would be open to sending money to the states for elections without strings attached. Congress already agreed in the CARES Act to appropriate $400 million for elections." [Read the full story from National Review. <[link removed]> ]

Primaries this spring were disrupted due to COVID-19, with most affected states either delaying or changing the elections.

Given the specter of a COVID-19 resurgence this fall -- not a certain event, but a possibility that has been in the news -- there's been increased interest in voting by mail (as well as the financial health of the U.S. Postal Service).

This issue may come up in Congress soon, and we'll keep you posted on all the developments.

And, on a final note: as always, we wish for the health and safety of you, your family, and your community at this uncertain time. Stay safe and see you tomorrow!

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