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[The Vote]
[How the media is already spinning for VP pick Kamala Harris -- and what th=
ey won't tell you.]
"Here=E2=80=99s what you didn=E2=80=99t hear on Wednesday as CBS propagandi=
sts questioned former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett about Joe Biden=E2=80=
=99s vice presidential pick: No questions about just how radical-left Kamal=
a Harris is. No questions about how she claims to believe sexual assault ac=
cusation against her running mate. Instead, Anthony Mason and Michelle Mill=
er asked Jarrett to explain why Harris is so 'terrific' and 'Obama-esque.'"=
(Newsbusters <[link removed]
12/groan-cbs-asks-why-kamala-so-terrific-and-obama-esque> )
Read the full story on Newsbusters <[link removed]
ott-whitlock/2020/08/12/groan-cbs-asks-why-kamala-so-terrific-and-obama-esq=
ue>
=E2=80=A2 What's happening: We told you yesterday the media would spin Bid=
en's VP pick as a "genius decision" for his campaign. Now they're out in fu=
ll force to present Kamala Harris as a brilliant pick and -- in a more real=
ity-defying twist -- a political centrist. Just one example is linked above=
.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Here are some of the stories you won't get from=
the mainstream media -- and what you can expect in the presidential electi=
on ahead.
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(1) President Trump quickly tweeted out a short video <[link removed]
.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1293285949917495300> that called the VP pick "P=
hony Kamala Harris." (You can watch the video here. <[link removed]
m/realDonaldTrump/status/1293285949917495300> ) This line of criticism will=
continue into the presidential election.
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Tucker Carlson even had similar criticism on Fox News last night (watch th=
e video here), saying <[link removed]
are-timeshare-salesman-more-trustworthy-than-kamala-harris> : "Harris may b=
e the single most transactional human being in America. There are time-shar=
e salesmen you would trust more than Kamala Harris. You could find payday l=
enders who are more sincere."
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(2) Harris previously said she "believed" women who accused Biden <https:/=
/www.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437107-harris-i-believe-biden-accusers> =
of inappropriate physical contact. That may renew some media coverage of Ta=
ra Reade's accusations against Biden. But we don't think so.
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(3) Organization leaders and journalists have already highlighted some of =
the key elements of Harris' failed primary campaign and Senate career that =
the mainstream media will overlook.
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The National Review editorial board released a sharply worded overview <ht=
tps://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/kamala-harris-is-no-moderate/> . Speci=
fic articles across outlets have also reported:
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-- that Harris' "self-serving prosecutorial abuses have been directed at p=
olitical enemies" (Kevin D. Williamson, National Review <[link removed]
alreview.com/corner/on-kamala-harris/> )
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-- that Harris was reportedly criticized by a judge for "indifference to t=
he systemic violation of the defendants=E2=80=99 constitutional rights" <ht=
tps://www.nationalreview.com/corner/on-kamala-harris/> (quoted by Kevin D.=
Williamson, National Review <[link removed]
la-harris/> )
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-- that Harris "launched" an investigation against pro-life activist David=
Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress <[link removed]
s.com/articles/2020/08/12/choosing_harris_underscores_gop-dem_divide_on_abo=
rtion_143938.html> "after they released undercover videos exposing Planned =
Parenthood=E2=80=99s role in the harvest and sale of baby body parts from a=
bortions" (Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List in RealClearPolitic=
s <[link removed]
derscores_gop-dem_divide_on_abortion_143938.html> )
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-- that Harris was one of the Democratic "ringleaders" <[link removed]
eralist.com/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-was-ringleader-in-brett-kavanaugh-char=
acter-assassination-attempt/> during the Supreme Court confirmation hearing=
for Justice Kavanaugh ... and "even tried to impeach Kavanaugh a full year=
later" (Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist <[link removed]
20/08/12/kamala-harris-was-ringleader-in-brett-kavanaugh-character-assassin=
ation-attempt/> )
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-- that, during Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Brian Buescher, Har=
ris "used Buescher=E2=80=99s membership in a religious service organization=
, and by extension his faith, as a reason he ought not to hold public offic=
e" (Paulina Enck, The Federalist <[link removed]
kamala-harriss-anti-catholic-assault-previews-what-would-happen-in-her-admi=
nistration/> )
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: As an interesting aside, Kamala Harris' forme=
r press secretary has a senior communications job at Twitter <[link removed]
ationalreview.com/corner/kamala-harriss-former-press-secretary-is-twitters-=
top-censor/> . When Twitter temporarily banned the Trump campaign account f=
rom tweeting, it was Harris' former staffer who led the communications resp=
onse <[link removed]
p/> .
[Little-known nonprofit mails more than 500,000 incorrect absentee ballot a=
pplications in Virginia ... to voters who did not request them.]
"A misunderstanding of Virginia=E2=80=99s independent cities and counties a=
pparently led a nonprofit voter registration group to mail 587,638 absentee=
ballot applications to Virginia voters that asked them to send the ballot =
back to the wrong election office." (NBC12 <[link removed]
7/nonprofit-mails-erroneous-absentee-ballot-applications-virginia-voters/> =
)
Read the full story on NBC12 <[link removed]
ils-erroneous-absentee-ballot-applications-virginia-voters/>
=E2=80=A2 What's happening: A low-profile nonprofit called the Center for =
Voter Information mailed more than 500,000 absentee ballot applications to =
registered voters in Virginia. There are three "twists" to the story, thoug=
h:
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(1) the voters did not request absentee ballot applications
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(2) the applications listed the "wrong election office," which the group h=
as said it takes "full responsibility" for fixing
=20
(3) the president of a Virginia voting advocacy group said applications ha=
d allegedly been sent to a deceased person and a pet <[link removed]
virginia/2020/08/unsolicited-absentee-applications-cause-confusion-in-virgi=
nia/>
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Every year, many organizations work hard to reg=
ister voters and get out the vote, i.e. encourage people to vote on Electio=
n Day. That's regularly conducted, important, and admirable work in politic=
s.
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But what we'd note in this story: although the group describes itself as "=
nonpartisan," NBC12 reported that "a job posting lists the organization as =
a 'progressive' group." <[link removed]
rroneous-absentee-ballot-applications-virginia-voters/>
=20
According to other local reports, the group has sent absentee ballot appli=
cations to voters who did not request them to:
-- voters in Ohio (reported by ABC6) <[link removed]
ocal/ohioans-getting-random-absentee-ballot-applications-from-center-for-vo=
ter-information>
-- voters in North Carolina (reported by WCNC) <[link removed]
le/news/politics/some-nc-voters-are-receiving-unsolicited-absentee-ballot-r=
equest-forms-in-the-mail-heres-why/275-c90a706a-1d0e-47f0-8922-3b68028a7750=
>
-- and maybe more
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Earlier this year, the North Carolina Board o=
f Elections issued a press release about the group's first mailings in Nort=
h Carolina <[link removed]
10> ; those violated a new state law and future mailings were corrected.
[Supreme Court ruling on Republicans' challenge to Rhode Island absentee ba=
llot rule change may be out today.]
"Emergency rulings in both cases could come soon. The Republicans in the Rh=
ode Island case asked for a ruling before Thursday, which is the day that t=
he state is scheduled to mail out absentee ballots." (SCOTUSBlog <[link removed]
ww.scotusblog.com/2020/08/tuesday-round-up-543/> )
Read the story from SCOTUSBlog <[link removed]
round-up-543/>
=E2=80=A2 What's happening: There's no word yet from the Supreme Court on =
the Republican National Committee and state GOP party's challenge to a chan=
ge in Rhode Island mail ballot rules. But the ballots are due to be mailed =
tomorrow, so it could be later today.
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Here are the facts of this emergency Supreme Court case, as SCOTUSBlog, wh=
ich solely covers Supreme Court cases, explained well <[link removed]
og.com/2020/08/rnc-rhode-island-republicans-ask-justices-to-intervene-in-ab=
sentee-ballot-dispute/> . In summary:
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(1) Rhode Island law usually requires that voters submitting a ballot by m=
ail (i.e. voting absentee) sign the ballot in the presence of two witnesses=
or a notary.
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(2) After a legal challenge from outside groups, the Rhode Island Secretar=
y of State said the witness requirement would be dropped for upcoming elect=
ions due to COVID-19. That means you could mail in a ballot in the presiden=
tial election without following the normal rules.
=20
(3) The Republican National Committee and the state GOP appealed the decis=
ion, now all the way up to the Supreme Court. Since the mail-in ballots are=
due out tomorrow, we assume a decision will come soon.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: The 2020 election. This case could remove a bal=
lot integrity protection that the state (and its Democratic governor!) alre=
ady had in place.
=20
This decision sets the rules for Rhode Island and could be used as a legal=
precedent in other states -- and potentially affect what happens cross the=
country.
=20
The Republican National Committee and state GOP got their case all the way=
up to the Supreme Court based on a similar case from Alabama that the Cour=
t considered earlier this year.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: This isn't just happening in Rhode Island. Ou=
tside groups have filed lawsuits in other states -- including, recently, in=
the key swing state of Ohio -- to drop or reduce existing ballot protectio=
n measures. <[link removed]
_challenge_ohios_mail_voting_security_policy_access.html>
[President Trump's campaign rallies likely over for the 2020 election due t=
o COVID concerns.]
"And with Hewitt, Trump said that his campaign 'can't' hold rallies because=
of social distancing requirements [...] 'I=E2=80=99d love to do the rallie=
s,' Trump said. 'We can=E2=80=99t because of the COVID. You know, you can=
=E2=80=99t have people sitting next to each other.'"(Fox News <[link removed]
foxnews.com/politics/trump-interviews-cant-hold-rallies> )
Read the full story on Fox News <[link removed]
erviews-cant-hold-rallies>
=E2=80=A2 What's happening: In two radio interviews, President Trump "indi=
cated" that he may not host any additional rallies before the 2020 election=
. He explained it was due to the social distancing requirements of COVID pr=
evention.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: President Trump's rallies have been a hallmark =
of his campaign style -- and a way for widespread coverage of his speeches =
in front of enthusiastic crowds.
=20
But his campaign is unlikely to see major effects from a lack of rallies d=
ue to the strength of their digital outreach and communications. President =
Trump has hosted highly successful "tele-rallies" online this summer. <http=
s://www.thehill.com/homenews/administration/508231-amid-concerns-over-coron=
avirus-trump-turns-to-tele-rallies-to-drive>
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And even NPR -- no friend of President Trump -- described how the Biden ca=
mpaign is "outmatched" online earlier this year. <[link removed]
05/21/859932268/trump-and-biden-wage-an-uneven-virtual-campaign>
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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>How=
the media is already spinning for VP pick Kamala Harris -- and what they w=
on't tell you.</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"Here=E2=80=99s what you didn=E2=
=80=99t hear on Wednesday as CBS propagandists questioned former Obama advi=
sor Valerie Jarrett about Joe Biden=E2=80=99s vice presidential pick: =
No questions about just how radical-left Kamala Harris is. No questions abo=
ut how she claims to believe sexual assault accusation again=
st her running mate. <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Ins=
tead, Anthony Mason and Michelle Miller asked Jarrett to explain why Harris=
is so 'terrific' and 'Obama-esque.'</strong></span>" (<a style=3D"text-dec=
oration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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s</a>)</em></p>
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=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:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-si=
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=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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>We told=
you yesterday the media would spin Biden's VP pick as a "genius decision" =
for his campaign. <strong>Now they're out in full force to present Kamala H=
arris as a brilliant pick and -- in a more reality-defying twist -- a polit=
ical centrist.</strong> Just one example is linked above.</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: Here are some of the stories you <em>won't</em> get from the m=
ainstream media -- and what you can expect in the presidential election ahe=
ad.</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(1) </span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong>=
<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNh=
MTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZm=
Fsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHdpdHRlci5jb20vcmVhbERvbmFsZFRydW1wL3N0YXR=
1cy8xMjkzMjg1OTQ5OTE3NDk1MzAw&K=3D9HQmIestfangmME21LRorA" target=3D"_blank"=
rel=3D"noopener">President Trump quickly tweeted out a short video</a> tha=
t called the VP pick "Phony Kamala Harris." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: u=
nderline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
jA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamF=
ja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3=
cudHdpdHRlci5jb20vcmVhbERvbmFsZFRydW1wL3N0YXR1cy8xMjkzMjg1OTQ5OTE3NDk1MzAw&=
K=3DEfC2Aeor2g9y_uXrDlnYpA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">You can watc=
h the video here.</a>)</strong> This line of criticism will continue into t=
he presidential election.</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" =
href=3D"[link removed]
FhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3=
AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL=
3R1Y2tlci1jYXJsc29uLXRoZXJlLWFyZS10aW1lc2hhcmUtc2FsZXNtYW4tbW9yZS10cnVzdHdv=
cnRoeS10aGFuLWthbWFsYS1oYXJyaXM&K=3D0ZklSbcQGXulS0sa-ud4JQ" target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>Tucker Carlson even had similar criticism on Fo=
x News last night (watch the video here)</strong>, saying</a>: "Harris may =
be the single most transactional human being in America. There are time-sha=
re salesmen you would trust more than Kamala Harris. You could find payday =
lenders who are more sincere."</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(2) <strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color=
: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
IwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ2=
1haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb=
20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNDM3MTA3LWhhcnJpcy1pLWJlbGlldmUtYmlkZW4tYWNjdXNl=
cnM&K=3DBgLLq53QoWR5rtwN72Rq2A" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Harris p=
reviously said she "believed" women who accused Biden</a> of inappropriate =
physical contact. </strong></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">That <em=
>may</em> renew some media coverage of Tara Reade's accusations against Bid=
en. But we don't think so.</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(3) Organization leaders and journalists have already hig=
hlighted some of the key elements of Harris' failed primary campaign and Se=
nate career that the mainstream media will overlook.</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" =
href=3D"[link removed]
FhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3=
AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL=
zIwMjAvMDgva2FtYWxhLWhhcnJpcy1pcy1uby1tb2RlcmF0ZS8&K=3D4D1iZ7ZxZw7L0D4vk0hw=
oQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The <em>National Review</em> editori=
al board released a sharply worded overview</a>. Specific articles across o=
utlets have also reported:</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- that Harris' <strong>"self-serving prosecutorial abuse=
s have been directed at political enemies"</strong> (<a style=3D"text-decor=
ation: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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93DR9wqr147zv4OanCvw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Kevin D. Williamso=
n, <em>National Review</em></a>)</span></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-ser=
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=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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- that Harris was reportedly criticized by a judge for <=
strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"htt=
p://trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwM=
jQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNz=
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bi1rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLw&K=3DJb3qAmXYuJ8TOzQH3uFIug" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noopener">"indifference to the systemic violation of the defendants=E2=80=
=99 constitutional rights"</a></strong> (<a style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
NjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnam=
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ffSPA1SoCEppg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">quoted by Kevin D. Willia=
mson, <em>National Review</em></a>)</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5=
;" href=3D"[link removed]
3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29=
t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVhbGNsZWFycG9saXRpY=
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cC1kZW1fZGl2aWRlX29uX2Fib3J0aW9uXzE0MzkzOC5odG1s&K=3DGMCgNz6Ovpet1LWVJhNatQ=
" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>that Harris "launched" an inve=
stigation against pro-life activist David Daleiden</strong> and the Center =
for Medical Progress</a> "after they released undercover videos exposing Pl=
anned Parenthood=E2=80=99s role in the harvest and sale of baby body parts =
from abortions" (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" h=
ref=3D"[link removed]
hMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3A=
OTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVhbGNsZWFycG9saXRpY3MuY=
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ZW1fZGl2aWRlX29uX2Fib3J0aW9uXzE0MzkzOC5odG1s&K=3DGzjd0ZnjW7gkhdJYmJra1A" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony Li=
st in RealClearPolitics</a>)</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- <strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color:=
#0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
wMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21=
haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZmVkZXJhb=
GlzdC5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8xMi9rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLXdhcy1yaW5nbGVhZGVyLWluLWJyZXR0=
LWthdmFuYXVnaC1jaGFyYWN0ZXItYXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbi1hdHRlbXB0Lw&K=3Dbp_pVOC3PGwH=
EC0NaHjZGg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">that Harris was one of the D=
emocratic "ringleaders"</a></strong> during the Supreme Court confirmation =
hearing for Justice Kavanaugh ... and<strong> "even tried to impeach Kavana=
ugh a full year later" </strong>(<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; co=
lor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
tYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmt=
AZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTM%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZmVkZ=
XJhbGlzdC5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8xMi9rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLXdhcy1yaW5nbGVhZGVyLWluLWJy=
ZXR0LWthdmFuYXVnaC1jaGFyYWN0ZXItYXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbi1hdHRlbXB0Lw&K=3DLnyE2ajc=
VWGEbWWrzPR6Ig" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Mollie Hemingway, The Fe=
deralist</a>)</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- that, during Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Br=
ian Buescher, <strong>Harris "used Buescher=E2=80=99s membership in a relig=
ious service organization, and by extension his faith</strong>, as a reason=
he ought not to hold public office" (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bH=
dhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhl=
ZmVkZXJhbGlzdC5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8xMi9rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzcy1hbnRpLWNhdGhvbGljLWF=
zc2F1bHQtcHJldmlld3Mtd2hhdC13b3VsZC1oYXBwZW4taW4taGVyLWFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uLw=
&K=3D-jS-D76vpiwcbsvuFAfseg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Paulina Enc=
k, The Federalist</a>)</span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What else to know: </strong></em></=
span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">As an interesting aside, <a style=3D"=
text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ine/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZj=
ZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTU%=
3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL2Nvcm5lci9rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzcy=
1mb3JtZXItcHJlc3Mtc2VjcmV0YXJ5LWlzLXR3aXR0ZXJzLXRvcC1jZW5zb3Iv&K=3DUlAelWcB=
Q5o4-nrTszuFXw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Kamala Harris' former pr=
ess secretary has a senior communications job at Twitter</a>. <strong>When =
Twitter temporarily banned the Trump campaign account from tweeting, <a sty=
le=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
te.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1Ym=
VmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%=
3AMTY%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWFzaGFibGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvdHdpdHRlci10ZW1wb3Jh=
cmlseS1iYW5zLWRvbmFsZC10cnVtcC8&K=3D565tUhItwoHII6KSmYc83A" target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noopener">it was Harris' former staffer who led the communication=
s response</a>.</strong></span></p>
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Lit=
tle-known nonprofit mails more than 500,000 incorrect absentee ballot appli=
cations in Virginia ... to voters who did <em>not</em> request them.</stron=
g></span></span></p>
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reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"A misunderstanding of Virginia=E2=
=80=99s independent cities and counties apparently led a <span style=3D"bac=
kground-color: #ffff99;"><strong>nonprofit voter registration group to mail=
587,638 absentee ballot applications to Virginia voters</strong></span> th=
at asked them to send the ballot back to the wrong election office." (<a st=
yle=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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</em></p>
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ly: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif"><![endif]-->
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orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-si=
ze: 12px; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 14px;">
=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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: A low-profile nonprofit called the Center for Voter Information ma=
iled more than 500,000 absentee ballot applications to registered voters in=
Virginia. There are three "twists" to the story, though:</span></span=
><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(1) the voters did <em>not</em> request =
absentee ballot applications</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(2) the applications listed the "wrong electi=
on office," which the group has said it takes "full responsibility" for fix=
ing</span></span></p>
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reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(3) <strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: unde=
rline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2=
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get=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">the president of a Virginia voting advocacy=
group said applications had allegedly been sent to a deceased person and a=
pet</a></strong></span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: Every year, many organizations work hard to register voters and get=
out the vote, i.e. encourage people to vote on Election Day. That's regula=
rly conducted, important, and admirable work in politics.</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;"><span style>But what we'd note in this story: although the group d=
escribes itself as "nonpartisan," <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; c=
olor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcm=
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tYXBwbGljYXRpb25zLXZpcmdpbmlhLXZvdGVycy8&K=3DWQ54rtqQmHwVYTSYrQ6lVQ" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">NBC12 reported that "a job posting lists the o=
rganization as a 'progressive' group."</a></span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>According to other local reports, the group h=
as sent absentee ballot applications to voters who did <em>not</em> re=
quest them to:</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>-- <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; co=
lor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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EnywblZ5rc0bbl26liJA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">voters in Ohio (re=
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p>
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
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hpQLfQlnBVJw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">voters in North Carolina (=
reported by WCNC)</a></span></span></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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>-- and maybe more</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What else to know: </strong></em>Ea=
rlier this year, the <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5=
;" href=3D"[link removed]
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target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">North Carolina Board of Elections issue=
d a press release about the group's first mailings in North Carolina</a>; t=
hose violated a new state law and future mailings were corrected.</span></p=
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reme Court ruling on Republicans' challenge to Rhode Island absentee ballot=
rule change may be out today.</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"background-color: #=
ffffff;">"Emergency rulings in both cases could come soon. <span style=3D"b=
ackground-color: #ffff99;"><strong>The Republicans in the Rhode Island case=
asked for a ruling before Thursday</strong></span>, which is the day that =
the state is scheduled to mail out absentee ballots.</span><span style=3D"b=
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; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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ding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
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reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>There's=
no word yet from the Supreme Court on the Republican National Committee an=
d state GOP party's challenge to a change in Rhode Island mail ballot rules=
. But the ballots are due to be mailed tomorrow, so it could be later today=
.</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">Here are the facts of this emergency Supreme Court case, =
as </span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><a style=3D"text-dec=
oration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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GUv&K=3DKXjIngjfu1VXuWBl59DzwQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">SCOTUSBl=
og, which solely covers Supreme Court cases, explained well</a>. In summary=
:</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(1) <strong>Rhode Island law usually requires=
that voters submitting a ballot by mail (i.e. voting absentee) sign the ba=
llot in the presence of two witnesses <em>or</em> a notary.</strong></=
span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(2) After a legal challenge from outside grou=
ps, the Rhode Island Secretary of State said the <strong>witness requiremen=
t would be dropped</strong> for upcoming elections due to COVID-19. That me=
ans you could mail in a ballot in the presidential election without followi=
ng the normal rules.</span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(3) The Republican National Committee and the=
state GOP appealed the decision, now all the way up to the Supreme Court. =
<strong>Since the mail-in ballots are due out tomorrow, we assume a decisio=
n will come soon.</strong></span></span></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>The 2020=
election. This case could remove a ballot integrity protection that the st=
ate (and its Democratic governor!) <em>already had in place</em>.</span></s=
pan></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>This decision sets the rules for Rhod=
e Island <em>and</em> could be used as a legal precedent in other states --=
and potentially affect what happens cross the country</strong>. </span></s=
pan></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-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>The Republican National Committee and state G=
OP got their case all the way up to the Supreme Court based on a similar ca=
se from Alabama that the Court considered earlier this year.</span></span><=
/p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What else to know</em></strong>: Th=
is isn't just happening in Rhode Island. <strong><a style=3D"text-decoratio=
n: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
TkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjI1LWU3MjFhMzEzNTEwMjQzMTNhMTc1YmVmODZjZDU5ZDE2%3AYml=
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K=3DoxcsKPiP0Ak4SndoTQ_YCw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Outside grou=
ps have filed lawsuits in other states -- including, recently, in the key s=
wing state of Ohio -- to drop or reduce existing ballot protection measures=
.</a></strong></span></p>
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sident Trump's campaign rallies likely over for the 2020 election due to CO=
VID concerns.</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"And with Hewitt, Trump said that =
his campaign 'can't' hold rallies because of social distancing requirements=
[...] '<span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>I=E2=80=99d love=
to do the rallies,' Trump said. 'We can=E2=80=99t because of the COVID.</s=
trong></span> You know, you can=E2=80=99t have people sitting next to each =
other.'"(<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"h=
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t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Fox News</a>)</em></p>
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[The Vote]
[How the media is already spinning for VP pick Kamala Harris -- and what they won't tell you.]
"Here’s what you didn’t hear on Wednesday as CBS propagandists questioned former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett about Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick: No questions about just how radical-left Kamala Harris is. No questions about how she claims to believe sexual assault accusation against her running mate. Instead, Anthony Mason and Michelle Miller asked Jarrett to explain why Harris is so 'terrific' and 'Obama-esque.'" (Newsbusters <[link removed]> )
Read the full story on Newsbusters <[link removed]>
• What's happening: We told you yesterday the media would spin Biden's VP pick as a "genius decision" for his campaign. Now they're out in full force to present Kamala Harris as a brilliant pick and -- in a more reality-defying twist -- a political centrist. Just one example is linked above.
• What's at stake: Here are some of the stories you won't get from the mainstream media -- and what you can expect in the presidential election ahead.
(1) President Trump quickly tweeted out a short video <[link removed]> that called the VP pick "Phony Kamala Harris." (You can watch the video here. <[link removed]> ) This line of criticism will continue into the presidential election.
Tucker Carlson even had similar criticism on Fox News last night (watch the video here), saying <[link removed]> : "Harris may be the single most transactional human being in America. There are time-share salesmen you would trust more than Kamala Harris. You could find payday lenders who are more sincere."
(2) Harris previously said she "believed" women who accused Biden <[link removed]> of inappropriate physical contact. That may renew some media coverage of Tara Reade's accusations against Biden. But we don't think so.
(3) Organization leaders and journalists have already highlighted some of the key elements of Harris' failed primary campaign and Senate career that the mainstream media will overlook.
The National Review editorial board released a sharply worded overview <[link removed]> . Specific articles across outlets have also reported:
-- that Harris' "self-serving prosecutorial abuses have been directed at political enemies" (Kevin D. Williamson, National Review <[link removed]> )
-- that Harris was reportedly criticized by a judge for "indifference to the systemic violation of the defendants’ constitutional rights" <[link removed]> (quoted by Kevin D. Williamson, National Review <[link removed]> )
-- that Harris "launched" an investigation against pro-life activist David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress <[link removed]> "after they released undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s role in the harvest and sale of baby body parts from abortions" (Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List in RealClearPolitics <[link removed]> )
-- that Harris was one of the Democratic "ringleaders" <[link removed]> during the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Justice Kavanaugh ... and "even tried to impeach Kavanaugh a full year later" (Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist <[link removed]> )
-- that, during Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Brian Buescher, Harris "used Buescher’s membership in a religious service organization, and by extension his faith, as a reason he ought not to hold public office" (Paulina Enck, The Federalist <[link removed]> )
• What else to know: As an interesting aside, Kamala Harris' former press secretary has a senior communications job at Twitter <[link removed]> . When Twitter temporarily banned the Trump campaign account from tweeting, it was Harris' former staffer who led the communications response <[link removed]> .
[Little-known nonprofit mails more than 500,000 incorrect absentee ballot applications in Virginia ... to voters who did not request them.]
"A misunderstanding of Virginia’s independent cities and counties apparently led a nonprofit voter registration group to mail 587,638 absentee ballot applications to Virginia voters that asked them to send the ballot back to the wrong election office." (NBC12 <[link removed]> )
Read the full story on NBC12 <[link removed]>
• What's happening: A low-profile nonprofit called the Center for Voter Information mailed more than 500,000 absentee ballot applications to registered voters in Virginia. There are three "twists" to the story, though:
(1) the voters did not request absentee ballot applications
(2) the applications listed the "wrong election office," which the group has said it takes "full responsibility" for fixing
(3) the president of a Virginia voting advocacy group said applications had allegedly been sent to a deceased person and a pet <[link removed]>
• What's at stake: Every year, many organizations work hard to register voters and get out the vote, i.e. encourage people to vote on Election Day. That's regularly conducted, important, and admirable work in politics.
But what we'd note in this story: although the group describes itself as "nonpartisan," NBC12 reported that "a job posting lists the organization as a 'progressive' group." <[link removed]>
According to other local reports, the group has sent absentee ballot applications to voters who did not request them to:
-- voters in Ohio (reported by ABC6) <[link removed]>
-- voters in North Carolina (reported by WCNC) <[link removed]>
-- and maybe more
• What else to know: Earlier this year, the North Carolina Board of Elections issued a press release about the group's first mailings in North Carolina <[link removed]> ; those violated a new state law and future mailings were corrected.
[Supreme Court ruling on Republicans' challenge to Rhode Island absentee ballot rule change may be out today.]
"Emergency rulings in both cases could come soon. The Republicans in the Rhode Island case asked for a ruling before Thursday, which is the day that the state is scheduled to mail out absentee ballots." (SCOTUSBlog <[link removed]> )
Read the story from SCOTUSBlog <[link removed]>
• What's happening: There's no word yet from the Supreme Court on the Republican National Committee and state GOP party's challenge to a change in Rhode Island mail ballot rules. But the ballots are due to be mailed tomorrow, so it could be later today.
Here are the facts of this emergency Supreme Court case, as SCOTUSBlog, which solely covers Supreme Court cases, explained well <[link removed]> . In summary:
(1) Rhode Island law usually requires that voters submitting a ballot by mail (i.e. voting absentee) sign the ballot in the presence of two witnesses or a notary.
(2) After a legal challenge from outside groups, the Rhode Island Secretary of State said the witness requirement would be dropped for upcoming elections due to COVID-19. That means you could mail in a ballot in the presidential election without following the normal rules.
(3) The Republican National Committee and the state GOP appealed the decision, now all the way up to the Supreme Court. Since the mail-in ballots are due out tomorrow, we assume a decision will come soon.
• What's at stake: The 2020 election. This case could remove a ballot integrity protection that the state (and its Democratic governor!) already had in place.
This decision sets the rules for Rhode Island and could be used as a legal precedent in other states -- and potentially affect what happens cross the country.
The Republican National Committee and state GOP got their case all the way up to the Supreme Court based on a similar case from Alabama that the Court considered earlier this year.
• What else to know: This isn't just happening in Rhode Island. Outside groups have filed lawsuits in other states -- including, recently, in the key swing state of Ohio -- to drop or reduce existing ballot protection measures. <[link removed]>
[President Trump's campaign rallies likely over for the 2020 election due to COVID concerns.]
"And with Hewitt, Trump said that his campaign 'can't' hold rallies because of social distancing requirements [...] 'I’d love to do the rallies,' Trump said. 'We can’t because of the COVID. You know, you can’t have people sitting next to each other.'"(Fox News <[link removed]> )
Read the full story on Fox News <[link removed]>
• What's happening: In two radio interviews, President Trump "indicated" that he may not host any additional rallies before the 2020 election. He explained it was due to the social distancing requirements of COVID prevention.
• What's at stake: President Trump's rallies have been a hallmark of his campaign style -- and a way for widespread coverage of his speeches in front of enthusiastic crowds.
But his campaign is unlikely to see major effects from a lack of rallies due to the strength of their digital outreach and communications. President Trump has hosted highly successful "tele-rallies" online this summer. <[link removed]>
And even NPR -- no friend of President Trump -- described how the Biden campaign is "outmatched" online earlier this year. <[link removed]>
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