Subject: Democrats worry about Biden polling, campaign plan

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	Democrats worry about Biden polling, campaign plan
Date	August 26, 2020 5:41 PM

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[The Vote]
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Here's what you'll see in The Vote:

=E2=80=A2 Democrats start to panic as Biden slips in the polls
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=E2=80=A2 why the Republican National Convention is succeeding -- and who'=
s speaking tonight
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=E2=80=A2 nasty attacks from the left against convention speakers (Bette M=
idler on Melania Trump: "She still can't speak English")
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=E2=80=A2 Democratic strategists worry about the "basement campaign" plan

[Not good polling news for Joe: no post-convention bounce and a tight race =
in battleground states.]

"Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saw no bounce in popular suppo=
rt after last week=E2=80=99s Democratic National Convention, according to a=
Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, pointing to Americans=E2=80=99 h=
ardened political views." (Reuters <[link removed]
election-poll/biden-gets-no-convention-bounce-after-democratic-gathering-re=
uters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN25M156> )

Read the story from Reuters <[link removed]
n-poll/biden-gets-no-convention-bounce-after-democratic-gathering-reuters-i=
psos-poll-idUSKBN25M156>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Normally presidential candidates get a "bounce=
," i.e. an uptick in support, in the polls after their party's convention. =
But not this year for Joe Biden. As Reuters shared today, his polling numbe=
rs have stayed the same -- which is unexpected.
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And in the battleground states, the race is tightening up <[link removed]
hill.com/homenews/campaign/513734-poll-biden-leads-trump-by-3-points-in-six=
-battleground-states> . Despite the left's (and the media's) dreams of big =
leads for Biden, he's ahead by just "one point in North Carolina, two point=
s in Arizona and three points in both Florida and Pennsylvania," according =
to The Hill <[link removed]
ads-trump-by-3-points-in-six-battleground-states> .
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: The mainstream media will blame the polls, the =
fact that the convention was virtual, and who knows what else. But here are=
the elements we think are at play:
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(1) The Democratic convention focused on style; the Republican convention,=
substance. The Democrats' convention had celebrity hosts and special music=
al guests. But very few speakers -- including Biden -- talked about specifi=
c policies or results.
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In contrast, the Republican convention has emphasized specific policies, p=
olicy accomplishments, and the stories of everyday Americans whose lives ha=
ve been improved as a result <[link removed]
mirror-image-convention/> . That has the potential to affect peoples' thoug=
hts about the President and the party, unlike Biden's performance last week=
.
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And this also reflects other trends in the campaign:
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(2) President Trump "could overperform with African-American men" in votin=
g, as Chuck Todd said yesterday <[link removed]
chuck-todd-campaigns-think-trump-could-overperform-with-black-voters-concer=
n> .
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Todd said that "both campaigns" had shared that information with him, with=
the Biden campaign worried about what that may mean for his chances.
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(3) National Democrats aren't addressing riots that have continued through=
out the summer.
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Last night, <[link removed]
-face-electoral-consequences-if-they-dont-address-blind-spot-on-rioting/> C=
NN host Don Lemon warned Democrats on-air <[link removed]
ews/cnn-hosts-worry-dems-will-face-electoral-consequences-if-they-dont-addr=
ess-blind-spot-on-rioting/> : "But guess what, the rioting has to stop. [..=
.] It=E2=80=99s showing up in the polls, it=E2=80=99s showing up in focus g=
roups. It=E2=80=99s the only thing right now that=E2=80=99s sticking."
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[Why the Republican National Convention is working, even though the media h=
ates it.]

"The media worshiped and adored Michelle Obama=E2=80=99s speech, which incl=
uded lines suggesting that if you disagreed with it, it was because you wer=
e racist. Both she and her husband were seething with disdain and hatred in=
their speeches, which the media found very compelling. Melania Trump, by c=
ontrast, gave an incredibly positive and empathetic speech." (The Federalis=
t <[link removed]
nd-night-of-the-republican-national-convention/> )

Read the full story on The Federalist <[link removed]
8/26/8-quick-takeaways-from-the-second-night-of-the-republican-national-con=
vention/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The Republican National Convention is continui=
ng to succeed, with a balance of Trump campaign staff and surrogates with e=
veryday Americans whose lives have been affected by their policies.
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Melania Trump was the marquee speaker of the night. However, Nicholas Sand=
mann is also in many of the headlines of last night's convention thanks to =
his speech -- and blunt talk about how the mainstream media went after him.=
You can watch it in full here. <[link removed]
jqk>
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Tonight's speakers include: <[link removed]
speakers-tonight.html>
-- Gov. Kristi Noem (SD)
-- Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX)
-- Kellyanne Conway
-- Second Lady Karen Pence
-- Vice President Mike Pence
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And check out the full schedule for tonight here. <[link removed]
20/08/26/rnc-schedule-speakers-tonight.html>
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Here's why the Republican National Convention i=
s striking a chord in a way that the Democrats' did not seem to.
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(1) Republicans are focusing on a message of "redemption and opportunity,"=
as Mollie Hemingway wrote in her piece at The Federalist. <[link removed]
federalist.com/2020/08/26/8-quick-takeaways-from-the-second-night-of-the-re=
publican-national-convention/>
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It's optimistic and forward-looking, unlike the oftentimes grim Democratic=
National Convention last week. It's also the perfect antidote to the progr=
essive left's "cancel culture."
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(2) It's the perhaps "most strongly pro-life convention in history," as Da=
vid Harsanyi wrote in National Review. <[link removed]
er/republican-convention-day-2-is-this-the-most-pro-life-convention-ever/>
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The protection of innocent life is an important issue for many Republican =
voters, and it's also one in which the extreme pro-abortion policies of the=
Biden-Harris ticket is out of touch with Americans.

[The ugly attacks from the left against Republican National Convention spea=
kers.]

"Midler's comments, especially about Melania's English-speaking abilities, =
triggered immediate backlash. That tweet in particular has received more th=
an 50,000 comments as of Wednesday morning." (The Blaze <[link removed]
ze.com/news/bette-midler-attacks-melania-trump> )

Read the full story on The Blaze <[link removed]
r-attacks-melania-trump>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Unsurprisingly, speakers at the Republican Nat=
ional Convention are facing ugly attacks from the media and the left:
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-- Bette Midler called First Lady Melania Trump an "illegal alien" <https:=
//www.theblaze.com/news/bette-midler-attacks-melania-trump> and later added=
, "Oh, God. She still can't speak English."
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-- A CNN contributor referred to Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic=
student who spoke last night, as a "snot nose entitled kid." <[link removed]
newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2020/08/26/cnn-analyst-joe-lockhart=
-gets-slammed-twitter-after-nasty-tweet>
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-- And, of course, this week Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to President Tr=
ump and all congressional Republicans as "enemies of the state" and "domest=
ic enemies." <[link removed]
te> To be fair, she wasn't talking about the convention; but her comments a=
re shameful and part of a broader, concerning pattern nonetheless.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Nothing shows the double standard -- and the de=
ep disdain -- of the media and the left than their coverage of the Republic=
an National Convention this week.
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First they'll make nasty attacks like this ... and then there will be zero=
media coverage of their terrible remarks, let alone any apologies for the =
people they were directed against.
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And they won't let the convention coverage move along without editorializi=
ng, either. As Newsbusters reported, last night the media interrupted the R=
epublican convention four times but only did that once for the Democrats <h=
ttps://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/08/26/night-two=
-rnc-disrupted-4-times-cnn-only-once-dems-last-week> .

[Basement Biden no more? Democrats starting to worry about his campaign str=
ategy.]

"Some Democrats say they=E2=80=99re increasingly nervous watching Trump on =
the go. [...] Democrats held their convention virtually=E2=80=94with only a=
handful of speakers holding down the fort in Wisconsin. Instead of flying =
to the Badger State, Biden, 77, accepted the nomination and spoke before an=
empty room." (The Hill <[link removed]
idens-lack-of-a-travel-plan-worries-some-democrats> )

Read the full story on=C2=A0The Hill <[link removed]
aign/513636-bidens-lack-of-a-travel-plan-worries-some-democrats>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Democrats were happy to leave Joe Biden to cam=
paign from his basement, especially as they pursue an intense lockdown stra=
tegy in response to COVID-19 <[link removed]
biden-lockdown-us-coronavirus-400126> . But now that President Trump is tra=
veling -- and having a great convention week -- Democrats' concerns about t=
he plan are growing.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Biden's "basement strategy" was based on keepin=
g him from the voters and the media. It relies on an assumption that the mo=
re the American public sees of President Trump, the less they'll be excited=
to vote for him. But...
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(1) The polls don't show Biden running away with it. He didn't even get a =
"bounce" from his own convention (see the top story).
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(2) Biden's low profile reinforces Trump campaign attacks against him. The=
Trump campaign has been putting up "Where's Joe?" billboards to underscore=
the point <[link removed]
l-trump-wisconsin-visit-a-health-risk-as-wheres-joe> .

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c as Biden slips in the polls</span></span></span></p>
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font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>=E2=80=A2 why the Republican Nati=
onal Convention is succeeding -- and who's speaking tonight</span></span></=
span></p>
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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><span style>=E2=80=A2 nasty attacks from the =
left against convention speakers (Bette Midler on Melania Trump: "She still=
can't speak English")</span></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><span style>=E2=80=A2 Democratic strategists =
worry about the "basement campaign" plan</span></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: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>Not=
good polling news for Joe: no post-convention bounce and a tight race in b=
attleground states.</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: 17px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"background-color: #=
ffffff;">"Democratic presidential candidate <span style=3D"background-color=
: #ffff99;"><strong>Joe Biden saw no bounce in popular support after last w=
eek=E2=80=99s Democratic National Convention</strong></span>, according to =
a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, pointing to Americans=E2=80=99 =
hardened political views." </span></em><em><span style=3D"background-color:=
#ffff99;"><span style=3D"background-color: #ffffff;">(<a style=3D"text-dec=
oration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5=
%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMA%3A%3AaHR0=
cHM6Ly93d3cucmV1dGVycy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS91cy11c2EtZWxlY3Rpb24tcG9sbC9iaWRlbi1=
nZXRzLW5vLWNvbnZlbnRpb24tYm91bmNlLWFmdGVyLWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtZ2F0aGVyaW5nLXJldX=
RlcnMtaXBzb3MtcG9sbC1pZFVTS0JOMjVNMTU2&K=3D56_yEn6maJMWKgpEmHu1HA" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Reuters</a>)</span></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<a href=3D"[link removed]
Tc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J=
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nZlbnRpb24tYm91bmNlLWFmdGVyLWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtZ2F0aGVyaW5nLXJldXRlcnMtaXBzb3Mt=
cG9sbC1pZFVTS0JOMjVNMTU2&K=3DrCLh5ykoR5CqHDlLYdqjUA" target=3D"_blank" styl=
e=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline=
-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -web=
kit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; =
border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bott=
om: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; pa=
dding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-seri=
f; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span s=
tyle=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-=
block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the story from Reuters</span></span><=
/a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=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: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><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happ=
ening</em></strong>: Normally presidential candidates get a "bounce," i.e. =
an uptick in support, in the polls after their party's convention. <strong>=
But not this year for Joe Biden</strong>. As Reuters shared today, his poll=
ing numbers have stayed the same -- which is unexpected.</span></span></spa=
n></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><span style><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; co=
lor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
tYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmt=
AZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC=
5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTEzNzM0LXBvbGwtYmlkZW4tbGVhZHMtdHJ1bXAtYnktM=
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target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">And in the battleground states, the race=
is tightening up</a>. </span></span></span></strong><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 14px;"><span style><span style>Despite the left's (and the media's) dre=
ams of big leads for Biden, <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: =
#0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
MjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21h=
aWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20=
vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTEzNzM0LXBvbGwtYmlkZW4tbGVhZHMtdHJ1bXAtYnktMy1wb2=
ludHMtaW4tc2l4LWJhdHRsZWdyb3VuZC1zdGF0ZXM&K=3D8dxTyIIjQzuhtMD2KGZCfw" targe=
t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">he's ahead by just "one point in North Caroli=
na, two points in Arizona and three points in both Florida and Pennsylvania=
," according to <em>The Hill</em></a>.</span></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>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>The main=
stream media will blame the polls, the fact that the convention was virtual=
, and who knows what else. But here are the elements we think are at play:<=
/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) <strong>The Democratic convention focused on style; t=
he Republican convention, substance. </strong></span><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 14px;">The Democrats' convention had celebrity hosts and special musica=
l guests. But very few speakers -- including Biden -- talked about specific=
policies or results.</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]
Y2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3=
AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vMjAyM=
C1lbGVjdGlvbi90aGUtbWlycm9yLWltYWdlLWNvbnZlbnRpb24v&K=3DEEj-rl-Yka8ypHS8vFT=
P5w" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">In contrast, the Republican convent=
ion has emphasized specific policies, policy accomplishments, <em>and</em> =
the <strong>stories of everyday Americans whose lives have been improved as=
a result</strong></a>. That has the potential to affect peoples' thoughts =
about the President and the party, unlike Biden's performance last week.</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;">And this also reflects other trends in the campaign:</spa=
n></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]
IwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ2=
1haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9ob=
21lbmV3cy9tZWRpYS81MTM3MTctY2h1Y2stdG9kZC1jYW1wYWlnbnMtdGhpbmstdHJ1bXAtY291=
bGQtb3ZlcnBlcmZvcm0td2l0aC1ibGFjay12b3RlcnMtY29uY2Vybg&K=3DFU_hgGof_X3NbATG=
UIk8xw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">President Trump "could overperfo=
rm with African-American men" in voting</strong>, as Chuck Todd said yester=
day</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;">Todd said that "both campaigns" had shared that informati=
on with him, with the Biden campaign worried about what that may mean for h=
is chances.</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) <strong>National Democrats aren't addressing riots</s=
trong> that have continued throughout the summer. </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]
Y2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3=
AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL=
25ld3MvY25uLWhvc3RzLXdvcnJ5LWRlbXMtd2lsbC1mYWNlLWVsZWN0b3JhbC1jb25zZXF1ZW5j=
ZXMtaWYtdGhleS1kb250LWFkZHJlc3MtYmxpbmQtc3BvdC1vbi1yaW90aW5nLw&K=3DVq_PjJEh=
Yiv8bi0sfoBLDw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Last night, </a></span><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; col=
or: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
YjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtA=
Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWx=
yZXZpZXcuY29tL25ld3MvY25uLWhvc3RzLXdvcnJ5LWRlbXMtd2lsbC1mYWNlLWVsZWN0b3JhbC=
1jb25zZXF1ZW5jZXMtaWYtdGhleS1kb250LWFkZHJlc3MtYmxpbmQtc3BvdC1vbi1yaW90aW5nL=
w&K=3DIgwP04awsi40D4WhnJnUQA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">CNN host D=
on Lemon warned Democrats on-air</a>: "But guess what, the rioting has to s=
top. [...] It=E2=80=99s showing up in the polls, it=E2=80=99s showing up in=
focus groups. <strong>It=E2=80=99s the only thing right now that=E2=80=99s=
sticking</strong>."</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
=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>Why=
the Republican National Convention is working, even though the media hates=
it.</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: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"The media worshiped and adored Mi=
chelle Obama=E2=80=99s speech, which included lines suggesting that if you =
disagreed with it, it was because you were racist. Both she and her husband=
were seething with disdain and hatred in their speeches, which the media f=
ound very compelling. <strong><span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;">Me=
lania Trump, by contrast, gave an incredibly positive and empathetic speech=
</span>.</strong>" (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;=
" href=3D"[link removed]
ZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t=
%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZmVkZXJhbGlzdC5jb20=
vMjAyMC8wOC8yNi84LXF1aWNrLXRha2Vhd2F5cy1mcm9tLXRoZS1zZWNvbmQtbmlnaHQtb2YtdG=
hlLXJlcHVibGljYW4tbmF0aW9uYWwtY29udmVudGlvbi8&K=3Dva4sfJwourMT2zhmsZ671w" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Federalist</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>
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href=3D"[link removed]
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hlLXJlcHVibGljYW4tbmF0aW9uYWwtY29udmVudGlvbi8&K=3D3mq3OyI52v2DCeN0wpNeqA" t=
arget=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: =
none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; bor=
der-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width=
: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid=
#3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0;=
padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue,=
Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-brea=
k: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size=
:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2=
; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story o=
n The Federalist</span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=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: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><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happ=
ening</em></strong>: The Republican National Convention is continuing to su=
cceed, with a balance of Trump campaign staff and surrogates with everyday =
Americans whose lives have been affected by their policies.</span></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><span style>Melania Trump was the marquee spe=
aker of the night. However, <strong>Nicholas Sandmann is also in many of th=
e headlines of last night's convention thanks to his speech</strong> -- and=
blunt talk about how the mainstream media went after him. <strong><a style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2Ey=
ZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3A=
MTE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj10Q0RzQlMyTGpxaw&K=3DUIk=
w56QnX9JiTt723SqnJg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">You can watch it in=
full here.</a></strong></span></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;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: und=
erline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja=
2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3c=
uY25iYy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNi9ybmMtc2NoZWR1bGUtc3BlYWtlcnMtdG9uaWdodC5odG1s&K=
=3D8Cq4pbpHN5UJtwPT-p2JLw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>Tonight's speakers include:</=
span></span></span></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-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>-- Gov. Kristi Noem (SD)</span></=
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><span style>-- Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX)</span><=
/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><span style>-- Kellyanne Conway</span></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><span style>-- Second Lady Karen Pence</span>=
</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><span style>-- Vice President Mike Pence</spa=
n></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;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: und=
erline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja=
2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTM%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3c=
uY25iYy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNi9ybmMtc2NoZWR1bGUtc3BlYWtlcnMtdG9uaWdodC5odG1s&K=
=3DzPszIHb34035jrKE3ijMbw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong><span=
style=3D"font-size: 14px;">And check out the full schedule for tonight her=
e.</span></strong></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-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's why the Republican National Convention is striking a chord i=
n a way that the Democrats' did not seem to.</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) <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; c=
olor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcm=
tAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZmVk=
ZXJhbGlzdC5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNi84LXF1aWNrLXRha2Vhd2F5cy1mcm9tLXRoZS1zZWNvbmQ=
tbmlnaHQtb2YtdGhlLXJlcHVibGljYW4tbmF0aW9uYWwtY29udmVudGlvbi8&K=3DEYQJ2euUmO=
EUH4-Jp0gmww" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>Republicans are fo=
cusing on a message of "redemption and opportunity,"</strong> as Mollie Hem=
ingway wrote in her piece at The Federalist.</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; 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>It's optimistic and forward-looking, unlike t=
he oftentimes grim Democratic National Convention last week. It's also the =
perfect antidote to the progressive left's "cancel culture."</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) <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; c=
olor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcm=
tAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTU%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9u=
YWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL2Nvcm5lci9yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWNvbnZlbnRpb24tZGF5LTItaXMtdGhpcy1=
0aGUtbW9zdC1wcm8tbGlmZS1jb252ZW50aW9uLWV2ZXIv&K=3D-IsqtP4qdlg-f9QbAaQqTA" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>It's the perhaps "most strongly p=
ro-life convention in history,"</strong> as David Harsanyi wrote in <e=
m>National Review. </em></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; 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 protection of innocent life is an importa=
nt issue for many Republican voters, and it's also one in which the extreme=
pro-abortion policies of the Biden-Harris ticket is out of touch with Amer=
icans.</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: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>The=
ugly attacks from the left against Republican National Convention speakers=
.</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: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"<span style=3D"background-color: =
#ffff99;"><strong>Midler's comments, especially about Melania's English-spe=
aking abilities, triggered immediate backlash</strong></span>. That tweet i=
n particular has received more than 50,000 comments as of Wednesday morning=
." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"http:/=
/trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRj=
YTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%=
3AZmFsc2U%3AMTY%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYmxhemUuY29tL25ld3MvYmV0dGUtbWlkbG=
VyLWF0dGFja3MtbWVsYW5pYS10cnVtcA&K=3DBO8VcI0cqyPyFbuU9khjRQ" target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noopener">The Blaze</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<a href=3D"[link removed]
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HdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTc%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGh=
lYmxhemUuY29tL25ld3MvYmV0dGUtbWlkbGVyLWF0dGFja3MtbWVsYW5pYS10cnVtcA&K=3Dpol=
D9kGzrkvjRN9ZZt-gIQ" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: n=
one; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; backgrou=
nd-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-bor=
der-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; b=
order-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-le=
ft: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: =
Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-borde=
r-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;paddin=
g-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size=
: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;"=
>Read the full story on The Blaze</span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=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: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>: Unsurprisingly, speakers at the Republican National Convention are=
facing ugly attacks from the media and the left:</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>-- <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; co=
lor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
tYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmt=
AZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYmxhe=
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4jwHKDB72mxlQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Bette Midler called First=
Lady Melania Trump an "illegal alien"</a> and later added, <strong>"Oh, Go=
d. She still can't speak English."</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>-- A CNN contributor referred to Nicholas San=
dmann, the Covington Catholic student who spoke last night, <a style=3D"tex=
t-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzU=
zNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTk%3A%=
3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3c2J1c3RlcnMub3JnL2Jsb2dzL25iL2tyaXN0aW5lLW1hcnNoLzIwM=
jAvMDgvMjYvY25uLWFuYWx5c3Qtam9lLWxvY2toYXJ0LWdldHMtc2xhbW1lZC10d2l0dGVyLWFm=
dGVyLW5hc3R5LXR3ZWV0&K=3DIy7i6CxOLvM1URZZHYoiUg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oopener">as a <strong>"snot nose entitled kid."</strong></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; 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>-- And, of course, this week <a style=3D"text=
-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUz=
NmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjA%3A%3=
AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYmxhemUuY29tL25ld3MvcGVsb3NpLWdvcC1kb21lc3RpYy1lbmVtaW=
VzLXN0YXRl&K=3DU98uADskNDPUlZ_aLGgN_A" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><=
strong>Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to President Trump and <em>all</em> co=
ngressional Republicans as "enemies of the state"</strong> and "domestic en=
emies."</a> </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">To be fair, she =
wasn't talking about the convention; but her comments are shameful and part=
of a broader, concerning pattern nonetheless.</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's at stake</strong></em>: Noth=
ing shows the double standard -- and the deep disdain -- of the media and t=
he left than their coverage of the Republican National Convention this week=
.</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>First they'll make nasty attacks like this ... an=
d then there will be <em>zero</em> media coverage of their terrible re=
marks</strong>, let alone any apologies for the people they were directed a=
gainst.</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;">And they won't let the convention coverage move along wit=
hout editorializing, either. <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color:=
#0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
wMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21=
haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3c2J1c3Rlc=
nMub3JnL2Jsb2dzL25iL25pY2hvbGFzLWZvbmRhY2Fyby8yMDIwLzA4LzI2L25pZ2h0LXR3by1y=
bmMtZGlzcnVwdGVkLTQtdGltZXMtY25uLW9ubHktb25jZS1kZW1zLWxhc3Qtd2Vlaw&K=3DpNQt=
xSCCX8cEXrT0wBvPcA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">As Newsbusters repor=
ted, last night the media interrupted the Republican convention four times =
but only did that once for the Democrats</a>.</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: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>Bas=
ement Biden no more? Democrats starting to worry about his campaign strateg=
y.</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: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"<span style=3D"background-color: =
#ffff99;"><strong>Some Democrats say they=E2=80=99re increasingly nervous w=
atching Trump on the go.</strong></span> [...] Democrats held their convent=
ion virtually=E2=80=94with only a handful of speakers holding down the=
fort in Wisconsin. Instead of flying to the Badger State, Biden,=
77, accepted the nomination and spoke before an empty room." (<a style=3D"=
text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ine/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3=
NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjM%=
3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTEzNjM2LWJpZG=
Vucy1sYWNrLW9mLWEtdHJhdmVsLXBsYW4td29ycmllcy1zb21lLWRlbW9jcmF0cw&K=3DRVMD6B=
y3KJifng_Sa8RTJg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Hill</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<a href=3D"[link removed]
.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNi=
Nzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZm=
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w&K=3DYhbiHBWD_J_2bPvhNFDarw" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-=
adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff;=
background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px;=
-moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #=
3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; =
border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font=
-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; =
mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20=
px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-al=
t: 32px;">Read the full story on=C2=A0<em>The Hill</em></span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=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: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><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happ=
ening</em></strong>: Democrats were happy to leave Joe Biden to campaign fr=
om his basement, <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" h=
ref=3D"[link removed]
2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3A=
OTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjU%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvM=
jAyMC8wOC8yMS9qb2UtYmlkZW4tbG9ja2Rvd24tdXMtY29yb25hdmlydXMtNDAwMTI2&K=3DZ6r=
wS9THljD8UgnY8KZBng" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">especially as they =
pursue an intense lockdown strategy in response to COVID-19</a>. But now th=
at President Trump is traveling -- and having a great convention week -- De=
mocrats' concerns about the plan are growing.</span></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>: Biden's "basement strategy" was based on keeping him from the voter=
s and the media. It relies on an assumption that the more the American publ=
ic sees of President Trump, the less they'll be excited to vote for him. Bu=
t...</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>The polls don't show Biden runnin=
g away with it. </strong>He didn't even get a "bounce" from his own co=
nvention (see the top story).</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) <strong>Biden's low profile reinforces Tr=
ump campaign attacks against him</strong>. <a style=3D"text-decoration: und=
erline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjM5LTBjZDY2NTc5MGFmNDRjYTNiNzc0M2EyZDE3NzUzNmU5%3AYmlnamFja=
2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjY%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3c=
udGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTEyMjc2LWRlbW9jcmF0cy1sYWJlbC10cn=
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N2qaedfEiqE9Kw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Trump campaign has b=
een putting up "Where's Joe?" billboards to underscore the point</a>.</span=
></span></p>
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[The Vote]

Here's what you'll see in The Vote:

• Democrats start to panic as Biden slips in the polls

• why the Republican National Convention is succeeding -- and who's speaking tonight

• nasty attacks from the left against convention speakers (Bette Midler on Melania Trump: "She still can't speak English")

• Democratic strategists worry about the "basement campaign" plan

[Not good polling news for Joe: no post-convention bounce and a tight race in battleground states.]

"Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saw no bounce in popular support after last week’s Democratic National Convention, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, pointing to Americans’ hardened political views." (Reuters <[link removed]> )

Read the story from Reuters <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Normally presidential candidates get a "bounce," i.e. an uptick in support, in the polls after their party's convention. But not this year for Joe Biden. As Reuters shared today, his polling numbers have stayed the same -- which is unexpected.

And in the battleground states, the race is tightening up <[link removed]> . Despite the left's (and the media's) dreams of big leads for Biden, he's ahead by just "one point in North Carolina, two points in Arizona and three points in both Florida and Pennsylvania," according to The Hill <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: The mainstream media will blame the polls, the fact that the convention was virtual, and who knows what else. But here are the elements we think are at play:

(1) The Democratic convention focused on style; the Republican convention, substance. The Democrats' convention had celebrity hosts and special musical guests. But very few speakers -- including Biden -- talked about specific policies or results.

In contrast, the Republican convention has emphasized specific policies, policy accomplishments, and the stories of everyday Americans whose lives have been improved as a result <[link removed]> . That has the potential to affect peoples' thoughts about the President and the party, unlike Biden's performance last week.

And this also reflects other trends in the campaign:

(2) President Trump "could overperform with African-American men" in voting, as Chuck Todd said yesterday <[link removed]> .

Todd said that "both campaigns" had shared that information with him, with the Biden campaign worried about what that may mean for his chances.

(3) National Democrats aren't addressing riots that have continued throughout the summer.

Last night, <[link removed]> CNN host Don Lemon warned Democrats on-air <[link removed]> : "But guess what, the rioting has to stop. [...] It’s showing up in the polls, it’s showing up in focus groups. It’s the only thing right now that’s sticking."

[Why the Republican National Convention is working, even though the media hates it.]

"The media worshiped and adored Michelle Obama’s speech, which included lines suggesting that if you disagreed with it, it was because you were racist. Both she and her husband were seething with disdain and hatred in their speeches, which the media found very compelling. Melania Trump, by contrast, gave an incredibly positive and empathetic speech." (The Federalist <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on The Federalist <[link removed]>

• What's happening: The Republican National Convention is continuing to succeed, with a balance of Trump campaign staff and surrogates with everyday Americans whose lives have been affected by their policies.

Melania Trump was the marquee speaker of the night. However, Nicholas Sandmann is also in many of the headlines of last night's convention thanks to his speech -- and blunt talk about how the mainstream media went after him. You can watch it in full here. <[link removed]>

Tonight's speakers include: <[link removed]>
-- Gov. Kristi Noem (SD)
-- Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX)
-- Kellyanne Conway
-- Second Lady Karen Pence
-- Vice President Mike Pence

And check out the full schedule for tonight here. <[link removed]>

• What's at stake: Here's why the Republican National Convention is striking a chord in a way that the Democrats' did not seem to.

(1) Republicans are focusing on a message of "redemption and opportunity," as Mollie Hemingway wrote in her piece at The Federalist. <[link removed]>

It's optimistic and forward-looking, unlike the oftentimes grim Democratic National Convention last week. It's also the perfect antidote to the progressive left's "cancel culture."

(2) It's the perhaps "most strongly pro-life convention in history," as David Harsanyi wrote in National Review. <[link removed]>

The protection of innocent life is an important issue for many Republican voters, and it's also one in which the extreme pro-abortion policies of the Biden-Harris ticket is out of touch with Americans.

[The ugly attacks from the left against Republican National Convention speakers.]

"Midler's comments, especially about Melania's English-speaking abilities, triggered immediate backlash. That tweet in particular has received more than 50,000 comments as of Wednesday morning." (The Blaze <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on The Blaze <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Unsurprisingly, speakers at the Republican National Convention are facing ugly attacks from the media and the left:

-- Bette Midler called First Lady Melania Trump an "illegal alien" <[link removed]> and later added, "Oh, God. She still can't speak English."

-- A CNN contributor referred to Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic student who spoke last night, as a "snot nose entitled kid." <[link removed]>

-- And, of course, this week Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to President Trump and all congressional Republicans as "enemies of the state" and "domestic enemies." <[link removed]> To be fair, she wasn't talking about the convention; but her comments are shameful and part of a broader, concerning pattern nonetheless.

• What's at stake: Nothing shows the double standard -- and the deep disdain -- of the media and the left than their coverage of the Republican National Convention this week.

First they'll make nasty attacks like this ... and then there will be zero media coverage of their terrible remarks, let alone any apologies for the people they were directed against.

And they won't let the convention coverage move along without editorializing, either. As Newsbusters reported, last night the media interrupted the Republican convention four times but only did that once for the Democrats <[link removed]> .

[Basement Biden no more? Democrats starting to worry about his campaign strategy.]

"Some Democrats say they’re increasingly nervous watching Trump on the go. [...] Democrats held their convention virtually—with only a handful of speakers holding down the fort in Wisconsin. Instead of flying to the Badger State, Biden, 77, accepted the nomination and spoke before an empty room." (The Hill <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on The Hill <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Democrats were happy to leave Joe Biden to campaign from his basement, especially as they pursue an intense lockdown strategy in response to COVID-19 <[link removed]> . But now that President Trump is traveling -- and having a great convention week -- Democrats' concerns about the plan are growing.

• What's at stake: Biden's "basement strategy" was based on keeping him from the voters and the media. It relies on an assumption that the more the American public sees of President Trump, the less they'll be excited to vote for him. But...

(1) The polls don't show Biden running away with it. He didn't even get a "bounce" from his own convention (see the top story).

(2) Biden's low profile reinforces Trump campaign attacks against him. The Trump campaign has been putting up "Where's Joe?" billboards to underscore the point <[link removed]> .

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