The Vote
 

  

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

• VIDEO: Nancy Pelosi: "I don't think there should be any debates"

 

• an excerpt of the "blistering" speech President Trump will deliver tonight

 

• Democrats' last-minute legal challenge in Pennsylvania that could affect 100,000+ ballots (remember: Trump won PA by just 44,292 votes in 2016)

 

• Democratic campaign staff are unionizing (yes, seriously)

 

And most important: our prayers are with the people and communities affected by Hurricane Laura and those still in the storm's path.

VIDEO: Nancy Pelosi: "I don't think there should be any debates."

"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said on Thursday that the 2020 presidential debates should be canceled. [...] She argued that nobody should 'legitimize a conversation' with President Donald Trump, whom she called 'disgraceful' for the way he debated Hillary Clinton in 2016." (Washington Free Beacon)

Read the story from the Washington Free Beacon
Watch the video of Nancy Pelosi

• What's happening: This morning, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she didn't think there should be "any debates" between President Trump and Joe Biden. Her reason: no one should "legitimize a conversation" with the president. Watch the video for yourself here.

 

As of today, the presidential debates are set for September 29, October 15, and October 22.

 

• What's at stake: Some Republicans have feared that Biden would duck the debates. This may be an early warning sign that Democrats will attempt to find reasons for him to do so.

 

(1) Democrats likely want to cancel because President Trump is expected to benefit the most from the debates.

 

President Trump's 2016 debates against the Republican primary field and then Hillary Clinton were a major part of his winning campaign. Plus, Biden -- prone to gaffes throughout his career in politics -- has faced extra scrutiny for misspeaking on the campaign trail.

 

President Trump is so confident in his debating abilities that his campaign even pushed to add a fourth presidential debate to the schedule. Biden and the debate commission said no.

 

(2) Democrats thought Biden could stay in his basement and coast to victory.

 

Their strategy has been to keep Biden from the media and the American people. But now that the presidential race is tightening up -- with Biden up by just one to three points in key battleground states -- there are concerns that was a mistake. (Check out this story from The Hill here.)

 

Still, they likely don't want Biden's defining public appearances to be in a head-to-head match against President Trump.

 

(3) Therefore, you can expect Pelosi and the left to keep ratcheting up their rhetoric against Republicans -- and for the media to let them get away with it.

 

Pelosi recently referred to President Trump and all congressional Republicans as "enemies of the state" and "domestic enemies." Even the MSNBC host she was speaking with at the time seemed surprised.

 

Sadly, you can expect this to get worse as Election Day draws closer.

 

• What else to know: Yesterday President Trump said that Biden should be drug-tested before their debates.

 

As Daily Wire reported, the President said, "My point is, if you go back and watch some of those numerous debates, he was so bad. He wasn’t even coherent. And against Bernie, he was. And we’re calling for a drug test."

Get ready for a "blistering" acceptance speech from President Trump.

"President Donald Trump will unload on Joe Biden in a blistering convention speech Thursday night, according to two people familiar with the address. Trump is expected to go after the former vice president on everything from the economy to trade. He will also talk about Biden’s record on China, immigration, crime, and his response to the coronavirus pandemic." (POLITICO)

Read the full story on POLITICO

• What's happening: It's the final night of the Republican National Convention, and the big speech viewers have been waiting for all week: President Trump's acceptance speech.

 

And the President won't hold anything back. As POLITICO reported, the speech includes this paragraph:

 

"At no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies, or two agendas. We have spent the last four years reversing the damage Joe Biden inflicted over the last 47 years. At the Democrat convention, you barely heard a word about their agenda. But that's not because they don't have one. It's because their agenda is the most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee."

 

Tonight's speakers also include:

-- Secretary Ben Carson

-- Ivanka Trump

-- Franklin Graham

-- Ann Dorn, widow of David Dorn, a retired police captain who was tragically killed in June

 

Check out the full schedule for tonight here.

 

• What's at stake: The acceptance speeches (and conventions!) of Joe Biden and President Trump show what they want the 2020 election to be about.

 

-- Biden and the Democrats want to focus on President Trump as a person ... and contrast the President to  stories about Biden's mostly personal behavior as a father, grandfather, and elected official.

 

-- President Trump and the Republicans want to focus on policies and the American people. This week, Republicans showcased everyday people, instead of celebrities as the Democrats did, to tell their stories about how their lives have been changed.

 

And tonight, it looks like President Trump will bring the political fight to Biden on the basis of policy -- and explain to the American people how far left both Biden and the Democratic Party have moved in recent years.

Democratic Party files lawsuit for last-minute mail-in ballot change in Pennsylvania. Issue could affect 100,000 ballots or more in November.

"The state Supreme Court could decide any day now and fast-track a state Democratic Party lawsuit on a matter that could affect more than 100,000 ballots in the Nov. 3 presidential election. The Democratic Party’s lawsuit, among other things, asks the courts to order counties to count mail-in ballots that arrive without secrecy envelopes." (US News & World Report)

Read the full story on the US News & World Report

• What's happening: There's an important case in the Pennsylvania state supreme court, and the issues are also the subject of a federal case filed by the Trump campaign.

 

Here's a quick summary, based on US News & World Report:

 

-- Pennsylvania requires voters to use a "secrecy envelope" for mail-in ballots. That secrecy envelope is then placed inside a second envelope used to mail in the form. (Pennsylvania isn't alone in this; 16 states total have this practice.)

 

-- It's estimated that "3% to 5%" of mail-in ballots are returned without secrecy envelopes. Given the sharp increase in absentee voting this year, that could be up to 100,000 ballots (or more!) in the presidential election.

 

-- The Democratic Party filed a lawsuit to have ballots without secrecy envelopes counted. That case is now pending with the state Supreme Court.

 

• What's at stake: Well, the 2020 election!

 

President Trump won Pennsylvania by just 44,292 votes in 2016 -- and this ballot issue could affect potentially more than 100,000 votes in 2020.

 

This story has been flying below the radar in the national news, but we'll keep you up to date as it develops. A ruling is expected soon.

Democratic campaign staff are unionizing. Seriously.

"Yet, unionized campaigns are increasing among candidates at multiple levels. Staffers unionized in nearly every serious Democratic campaign for president — including nominee Joe Biden. The trend is catching on down-ballot as well, with several House and Senate races organizing unions." (Bloomberg)

Read the full story on Bloomberg Government

• What's happening: Campaign staff have started to unionize, albeit only for Democratic candidates and staff. This year, the Biden, Buttigieg, and Warren campaign staffs were all unionized. If organizers get their way, more will follow in this election cycle and the next.

 

• What's at stake: Campaign work is notoriously tough: long days, long nights, and not a lot of pay or job security. That's because campaigns "staff up" (i.e. hire more people) right as they need to complete an all-out sprint to an election deadline.

 

Far-left politicians have traditionally forced rules on American businesses and the public that they don't follow themselves. So we suppose it's refreshing to see campaign staff unionize -- with the limited work weeks and increased cost that will entail -- on liberal campaigns.

P.O. Box 455, Leesburg, VA 20178
Unsubscribe