Subject: VIDEO: Protestors surround Sen. Paul outside White House

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	VIDEO: Protestors surround Sen. Paul outside White House
Date	August 28, 2020 5:41 PM

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[The Vote]

[VIDEO: Sen. Rand Paul says mob "of over 100 people" attacked him as he lef=
t the White House after President Trump's speech.]

"Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is calling on the FBI to investigate the mob o=
f protestors that swarmed him outside of the White House on Thursday follow=
ing President Trump=E2=80=99s Republican convention speech, saying the grou=
p is part of 'an organized interstate racket.'" (National Review <[link removed]
ww.nationalreview.com/news/rand-paul-claims-mob-that-harassed-him-outside-w=
hite-house-part-of-an-organized-interstate-racket-calls-on-fbi-to-investiga=
te/> )

Read the story from National Review <[link removed]
nd-paul-claims-mob-that-harassed-him-outside-white-house-part-of-an-organiz=
ed-interstate-racket-calls-on-fbi-to-investigate/>

Watch the video of Sen. Paul outside the White House <[link removed]
om/watch?v=3D25P4GNi0oWM>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Outside the White House, where President Trump=
delivered a powerful acceptance speech, radical activists were protesting =
all night. When speech guests, including Sen. Paul and his wife, left the W=
hite House, some were quickly surrounded -- even though guests had police a=
ssistance.
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Sen. Paul was blunt, as National Review reported <[link removed]
ew.com/news/rand-paul-claims-mob-that-harassed-him-outside-white-house-part=
-of-an-organized-interstate-racket-calls-on-fbi-to-investigate/> : "I truly=
believe this with every fiber of my being, had they gotten at us they woul=
d have gotten us to the ground, we might not have been killed, might just h=
ave been injured by being kicked in the head, or kicked in the stomach unti=
l we were senseless."
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And he wasn't alone. Radical protesters reportedly also:
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-- Brought an effigy of President Trump to the White House and then placed=
it in a guillotine. See photos and watch a video of it here <[link removed]
ailywire.com/news/watch-leftists-bring-guillotine-with-trump-effigy-on-it-t=
o-white-house-during-rnc-convention> . (Daily Wire <[link removed]
om/news/watch-leftists-bring-guillotine-with-trump-effigy-on-it-to-white-ho=
use-during-rnc-convention> )
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-- Allegedly harassed and allegedly assaulted other convention speech gues=
ts, including an elderly couple. See photos and watch a video of it here <h=
ttps://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-leftists-allegedly-assault-harass-elder=
ly-people-leaving-rnc-convention> . (Daily Wire <[link removed]
news/watch-leftists-allegedly-assault-harass-elderly-people-leaving-rnc-con=
vention> )
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Sen. Paul has called for an FBI investigation of the events. We'll keep yo=
u updated as this story develops.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: We're saddened that we must say this again: vio=
lence and intimidation have no place in American politics. These stories --=
plus photos and video -- are shocking and disturbing.
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Even worse, this is part of a disturbing trend from the left. Although the=
media won't hold them accountable for what they say, even Speaker Nancy Pe=
losi recently referred to President Trump and all congressional Republicans=
as "enemies of the state" and "domestic enemies." <[link removed]
m/news/pelosi-gop-domestic-enemies-state> The MSNBC host she was speaking w=
ith at the time seemed surprised.
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Rep. Jim Banks called on Pelosi to apologize. Unsurprisingly, there's no c=
omment from her office according to the Daily Caller <[link removed]
er.com/2020/08/28/jim-banks-pelosi-rnc-rand-paul-enemies-of-the-state/> .

[Iowa judge rules that 50,000 absentee ballot requests must be invalidated =
because they "violated a 'clear directive.'"]

"However, Judge Ian Thornhill ruled that Miller=E2=80=99s mailing of the ba=
llots violated a 'clear directive' from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, =
who said absentee ballots forms must be blank when sent to voters, accordin=
g to the AP. Thornhill has ordered Miller to notify voters who received the=
pre-filled ballot that their ballot cannot be processed." (Daily Caller <h=
ttps://www.dailycaller.com/2020/08/28/judge-rejects-50000-absentee-ballot-r=
equests-pre-filled-trump-campaign-sued/> )

Read the full story on the Daily Caller <[link removed]
8/28/judge-rejects-50000-absentee-ballot-requests-pre-filled-trump-campaign=
-sued/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Another day, another important election lawsui=
t. In this case, the judge ruled that 50,000 absentee ballot request forms =
that were sent to voters in Linn County, Iowa must be invalidated.=20
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Here are the key facts, according to the Daily Caller <[link removed]
ller.com/2020/08/28/judge-rejects-50000-absentee-ballot-requests-pre-filled=
-trump-campaign-sued/> :
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-- Linn County sent out 140,000 absentee ballot request forms to voters in=
July. These forms were partially pre-filled, which means some basic inform=
ation about voters was already filled out for them. That includes a special=
voting pin number that Iowa voters use.
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-- However, the Iowa Secretary of State had already said that counties sho=
uld sent out blank absentee ballot forms, including leaving that voting pin=
number blank.
=20
-- The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit against Linn County (and two other I=
owa counties) for sending out pre-filled absentee ballot request forms. Rep=
ublicans have argued that blank ballots are "a safeguard against fraud," ac=
cording to the AP. <[link removed]
>
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-- Now a judge has ruled that 50,000 of those absentee ballot requests mus=
t be "invalidated" because they were partially pre-filled. Affected voters =
must now request a new ballot or choose to vote in-person.
=20
-- Worth noting: President Trump won the state of Iowa by 147,314 votes in=
2016. But Hillary Clinton won Linn County -- the county featured here -- b=
y 10,545 votes in 2016. <[link removed]
a>
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: There's two reasons these election lawsuits mat=
ter -- and could affect the 2020 election:
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(1) Most important, these lawsuits affect how Americans vote. The presiden=
tial election is likely to be close, and the margin of victory may just be =
a few thousand votes.
=20
Combine the close margin of victory with new or changed voting procedures =
due to COVID, and there's a great deal of uncertainty that is still being w=
orked out by the courts.
=20
(2) Judges' rulings create precedents that can affect other cases. Put ano=
ther way: what happens in one state may affect what happens in yours!
=20
For example, just weeks ago, the Republican National Committee challenged =
a Rhode Island voting regulation all the way up to the Supreme Court ... ba=
sed on a court ruling in Alabama in July <[link removed]
8/rnc-rhode-island-republicans-ask-justices-to-intervene-in-absentee-ballot=
-dispute/> .

[Big change in D.C. as the "old ways of Washington" are up-ended by social =
media, grassroots movements, and, yes, primary challenges.]

"Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned Democrats (D-Calif.) last week when she backe=
d Rep. Joe Kennedy=E2=80=99s bid to unseat Sen. Ed Markey in a contentious =
Massachusetts Senate primary. Days later, liberal superstar Rep. Alexandria=
Ocasio-Cortez fired back with an endorsement shocker of her own =E2=80=94 =
becoming the first lawmaker to support a progressive primary challenger try=
ing to defeat House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.), her most h=
igh-profile Democratic target to date." (POLITICO <[link removed]
/news/2020/08/28/pelosi-ocasio-cortez-gaetz-congress-support-primary-battle=
s-403794> )

Read the full story on POLITICO <[link removed]
elosi-ocasio-cortez-gaetz-congress-support-primary-battles-403794>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Politicians from both major parties usually do=
n't wade into primary election battles, in which an incumbent (i.e. the pol=
itician in office running for re-election) is being challenged.
=20
But that's changing, in no small part thanks to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cor=
tez (AOC)'s efforts against Democratic colleagues this year. An AOC-backed =
candidate unseated a 16-term Congressman and House committee chair in New =
York's Democratic primary <[link removed]
sive-jamaal-bowman-projected-to-oust-longtime-n-y-rep-engel-in-primary> .
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: This won't be a major factor in the 2020 electi=
on, as the primary season has wrapped up, but it could be the start of an i=
mportant political transformation.
=20
(1) For constituents angry that some politicians get to D.C. and immediate=
ly break their campaign promises, this is welcome news.
=20
Groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which helps D=
emocrats get elected to the House, usually enforce party loyalty by doing t=
hings like "enforcing a 'blacklist' of vendors who work for candidates seek=
ing to oust sitting lawmakers," according to POLITICO. <[link removed]
o.com/news/2020/08/28/pelosi-ocasio-cortez-gaetz-congress-support-primary-b=
attles-403794>
=20
(2) And this could mark a shift in campaign strategy.
=20
As Rep. Matt Gaetz explained in the POLITICO piece <[link removed]
om/news/2020/08/28/pelosi-ocasio-cortez-gaetz-congress-support-primary-batt=
les-403794> : "The old ways of Washington empower leadership through money.=
But we=E2=80=99re starting to see that the message and movement may be mor=
e important than money. In today=E2=80=99s world of social media, digital c=
ommunication and wall-to-wall cable television, the leadership no longer ha=
s a stranglehold on the brand or the messengers."

[Biden is finally leaving the basement. He'll start traveling again after L=
abor Day.]

"Biden, who has taken his campaign almost entirely online amid the coronavi=
rus pandemic, said at a fundraiser that he plans on going to Arizona, Minne=
sota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, all swing states this November. The forme=
r vice president maintained his events will be conducted in line with local=
health guidance regarding the pandemic." (The Hill <[link removed]
m/homenews/campaign/514066-biden-to-resume-campaign-travel-after-labor-day>=
)

Read the full story on=C2=A0The Hill <[link removed]
aign/514066-biden-to-resume-campaign-travel-after-labor-day>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Joe Biden announced he will start campaign tra=
vel to key swing states after Labor Day, which is next weekend. He had been=
running a virtual campaign from his home in Delaware, which some dubbed hi=
s "basement strategy."
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: This means two things as we gear up for the fal=
l election season.
=20
(1) The race is truly on. The "basement strategy" was based on the assumpt=
ion that Biden could coast to a win in November and didn't need to run a tr=
aditional campaign. That's no longer the case.
=20
(2) And Democrats are getting worried. Earlier this week, The Vote highlig=
hted Democrats' concerns about Biden's campaign style and lack of visibilit=
y <[link removed]
-plan-worries-some-democrats> . His staff must have listened.

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EO: Sen. Rand Paul says mob "of over 100 people" attacked him as he left th=
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ffffff;">"<span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Senator Rand P=
aul (R., Ky.) is calling on the FBI to investigate the mob of protestors th=
at swarmed him outside of the White House</strong> </span>on Thursday follo=
wing President Trump=E2=80=99s Republican convention speech, saying the gro=
up is part of 'an organized interstate racket.'" </span></em><em><span styl=
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>(<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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tional Review</a>)</span></span></em></p>
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ne; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; backgroun=
d-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-bord=
er-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; bo=
rder-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-lef=
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16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">=
Read the story from <em>National Review</em></span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
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enter" style=3D"padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;pad=
ding-left:10px;">
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href=3D"[link removed]
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dj0yNVA0R05pMG9XTQ&K=3DwaxqqCkH5PFZhtcDBlFR3Q" 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-bo=
rder-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border=
-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1p=
x solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-=
bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; tex=
t-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=
=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-bloc=
k;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word;=
mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Watch the video of Sen. Paul outside the White=
House</span></span></a>
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=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><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em=
>What's happening</em></strong>: </span></span></span></span><span style=3D=
"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style><span style>Outside the White Ho=
use, where President Trump delivered a powerful acceptance speech, radical =
activists were protesting all night. <strong>When speech guests, including =
Sen. Paul and his wife, left the White House, some were quickly surrounded<=
/strong> -- even though guests had police assistance.</span></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><span style><a style=3D"text-deco=
ration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%=
3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMw%3A%3AaHR0c=
HM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL25ld3MvcmFuZC1wYXVsLWNsYWltcy1tb2ItdGhh=
dC1oYXJhc3NlZC1oaW0tb3V0c2lkZS13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1wYXJ0LW9mLWFuLW9yZ2FuaXplZC1=
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wHkrSjmOo9SwQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Sen. Paul was blunt, as <=
em>National Review</em> reported</a>: "I truly believe this with every fibe=
r of my being, had they gotten at us they would have gotten us to the groun=
d, we might not have been killed, might just have been injured by being kic=
ked in the head, or kicked in the stomach until we were senseless."<br></sp=
an></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><span style>And he wasn't alone. =
Radical protesters reportedly also:</span></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;">-- Brought an effigy of President Trump to the White Hous=
e and then placed it in a guillotine. <a style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bH=
dhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpb=
Hl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL3dhdGNoLWxlZnRpc3RzLWJyaW5nLWd1aWxsb3RpbmUtd2l0aC10cnVt=
cC1lZmZpZ3ktb24taXQtdG8td2hpdGUtaG91c2UtZHVyaW5nLXJuYy1jb252ZW50aW9u&K=3DyM=
H6Y47-YgXgmCTdwUUVWw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">See photos and wat=
ch a video of it here</a>. (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: =
#0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
MjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21h=
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ktb24taXQtdG8td2hpdGUtaG91c2UtZHVyaW5nLXJuYy1jb252ZW50aW9u&K=3DSAqB7tyJCGsa=
Vtm3GXU-iQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Daily Wire</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;">-- Allegedly harassed and allegedly assaulted other conve=
ntion speech guests, including an elderly couple. <a style=3D"text-decorati=
on: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
OTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYm=
lnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6L=
y93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL3dhdGNoLWxlZnRpc3RzLWFsbGVnZWRseS1hc3NhdWx0=
LWhhcmFzcy1lbGRlcmx5LXBlb3BsZS1sZWF2aW5nLXJuYy1jb252ZW50aW9u&K=3DpJjbsraNta=
CHxwaPIQSfwQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">See photos and watch a vid=
eo of it here</a>. (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;=
" href=3D"[link removed]
NzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t=
%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXd=
zL3dhdGNoLWxlZnRpc3RzLWFsbGVnZWRseS1hc3NhdWx0LWhhcmFzcy1lbGRlcmx5LXBlb3BsZS=
1sZWF2aW5nLXJuYy1jb252ZW50aW9u&K=3D-_pzl7SX7_RPjp31mL3YKw" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener">Daily Wire</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>Sen. Paul has called for an FBI investigation of =
the events. </strong>We'll keep you updated as this story develops.</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><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at s=
take</em></strong>: </span></span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><=
span style><span style>We're saddened that we must say this again: violence=
and intimidation have no place in American politics. These stories -- plus=
photos and video -- are shocking and disturbing.</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;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;"><span style><span style>Even worse, this is part of a disturbing t=
rend from the left. </span></span></span></strong><span style=3D"font-=
size: 14px;"><span style><span style>Although the media won't hold them acc=
ountable for what they say, even </span></span></span><span style=3D"f=
ont-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" h=
ref=3D"[link removed]
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OTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYmxhemUuY29tL25ld3MvcG=
Vsb3NpLWdvcC1kb21lc3RpYy1lbmVtaWVzLXN0YXRl&K=3DvmUFbHoBxmiHTimalwvLjA" targ=
et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><span style>Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently re=
ferred to President Trump and all congressional Republicans as<strong> "ene=
mies of the state" and "domestic enemies."</strong></span></a><span style> =
</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>The =
MSNBC host she was speaking with at the time seemed surprised.</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>Rep. Jim Banks called on Pelosi t=
o apologize. <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=
=3D"[link removed]
RlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA=
2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHljYWxsZXIuY29tLzIwMjAvM=
DgvMjgvamltLWJhbmtzLXBlbG9zaS1ybmMtcmFuZC1wYXVsLWVuZW1pZXMtb2YtdGhlLXN0YXRl=
Lw&K=3D-i2iU17iBKth1WTv_Rv3QQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Unsurpris=
ingly, there's no comment from her office according to the Daily Caller</a>=
.</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>Iow=
a judge rules that 50,000 absentee ballot requests must be invalidated beca=
use they "violated a 'clear directive.'"</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>"However, <span style=3D"backgroun=
d-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Judge Ian Thornhill ruled that Miller=E2=80=99s =
mailing of the ballots violated a 'clear directive' from Iowa Secretary of =
State Paul Pate</strong></span>, who said absentee ballots forms must be bl=
ank when sent to voters, according to the AP. Thornhill has ordered Miller =
to notify voters who received the pre-filled ballot that their ballot canno=
t be processed." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" =
href=3D"[link removed]
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=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Daily Caller</a>)</em></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<a href=
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RlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA=
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MDgvMjgvanVkZ2UtcmVqZWN0cy01MDAwMC1hYnNlbnRlZS1iYWxsb3QtcmVxdWVzdHMtcHJlLWZ=
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blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; disp=
lay: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius=
: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; wi=
dth: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; =
border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-t=
op: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica=
, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-al=
l;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;disp=
lay:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-bre=
ak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on the Dail=
y Caller</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>: Another day, another important election lawsuit. In th=
is case,<strong> the judge ruled that 50,000 absentee ballot request forms =
that were sent to voters in Linn County, Iowa must be invalidated</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; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style><a style=3D"text-decoration: unde=
rline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2=
J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTM%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cu=
ZGFpbHljYWxsZXIuY29tLzIwMjAvMDgvMjgvanVkZ2UtcmVqZWN0cy01MDAwMC1hYnNlbnRlZS1=
iYWxsb3QtcmVxdWVzdHMtcHJlLWZpbGxlZC10cnVtcC1jYW1wYWlnbi1zdWVkLw&K=3DAFddbhZ=
BYWJkeqvYteE5kA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Here are the key facts,=
according to the Daily Caller</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><span style>-- <strong>Linn County sent out 1=
40,000 absentee ballot request forms to voters in July</strong>. These form=
s were partially pre-filled, which means some basic information about voter=
s was already filled out for them. That includes a special voting pin numbe=
r that Iowa voters use.</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>-- However, the Iowa Secretary of=
State had already said that counties should sent out <em>blank</em> absent=
ee ballot forms, including leaving that voting pin number blank.</span></sp=
an></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>-- The Trump campaign filed a law=
suit against Linn County (and two other Iowa counties) for sending out pre-=
filled absentee ballot request forms. <a style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bH=
dhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXBu=
ZXdzLmNvbS82NWZmNzQ5ODhlMzJkZWIwNGUyNTQxMDNlODFiZTFlNA&K=3D2zufM-rOivKQDeN8=
IPujyQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>Republicans have argued =
that blank ballots are "a safeguard against fraud," </strong>according=
to the AP.</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><span style>-- Now a judge has ruled that 50,=
000 of those absentee ballot requests must be "invalidated" because they we=
re partially pre-filled. Affected voters must now request a new ballot or c=
hoose to vote in-person.</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>-- Worth noting: </span></span><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #006=
8A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
LTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwu=
Y29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTU%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZW=
xlY3Rpb25zLzIwMTYvcmVzdWx0cy9pb3dh&K=3Du36WaRf0UC7KZh-6ep6oyQ" target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>President Trump won the state of Iowa by 147=
,314 votes in 2016.</strong> But Hillary Clinton won Linn County -- the cou=
nty featured here -- by 10,545 votes in 2016.</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;"><span style>=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's at stake</strong=
></em>: There's two reasons these election lawsuits matter -- and could aff=
ect the 2020 election:</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>Most important, these lawsuits af=
fect how Americans vote. </strong>The presidential election is likely =
to be close, and the margin of victory may just be a few thousand votes.</s=
pan></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>Combine the close margin of victory with new =
or changed voting procedures due to COVID, and there's a great deal of unce=
rtainty that is still being worked out by the courts.</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>Judges' rulings create precedents=
that can affect other cases. </strong>Put another way: what happens in one=
state may affect what happens in yours!</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>For example, just weeks ago, the <a style=3D"=
text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ine/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRh=
ODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTY%=
3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2NvdHVzYmxvZy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC9ybmMtcmhvZGUtaXNsYW5kLX=
JlcHVibGljYW5zLWFzay1qdXN0aWNlcy10by1pbnRlcnZlbmUtaW4tYWJzZW50ZWUtYmFsbG90L=
WRpc3B1dGUv&K=3DyAHuXYLy5JyuJzyHPTPyLw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">=
Republican National Committee challenged a Rhode Island voting regulation a=
ll the way up to the Supreme Court ... based on a court ruling in Alabama i=
n July</a>.</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>Big=
change in D.C. as the "old ways of Washington" are up-ended by social medi=
a, grassroots movements, and, yes, primary challenges.</strong></span></spa=
n></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>Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned Democrats (D-Calif.) last we=
ek when she backed Rep. Joe Kennedy=E2=80=99s bid to unseat Sen. Ed Markey =
in a contentious Massachusetts Senate primary</strong></span>. Days later, =
liberal superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back with an endorsem=
ent shocker of her own =E2=80=94 becoming the first lawmaker to support a p=
rogressive primary challenger trying to defeat House Ways and Means Chair R=
ichard Neal (D-Mass.), her most high-profile Democratic target to date.</em=
><em>" (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"ht=
tp://trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0=
NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxN=
zM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTc%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wOC=
8yOC9wZWxvc2ktb2Nhc2lvLWNvcnRlei1nYWV0ei1jb25ncmVzcy1zdXBwb3J0LXByaW1hcnktY=
mF0dGxlcy00MDM3OTQ&K=3D9fBsDJfRkf7M1niSP-HtSA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noo=
pener">POLITICO</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"http=
://trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NT=
RiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM=
3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wOC8y=
OC9wZWxvc2ktb2Nhc2lvLWNvcnRlei1nYWV0ei1jb25ncmVzcy1zdXBwb3J0LXByaW1hcnktYmF=
0dGxlcy00MDM3OTQ&K=3D4deTzi_3WA6htHf7ZY55dg" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-we=
bkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; =
color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-bord=
er-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-t=
op: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px =
solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bo=
ttom: 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: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 on POLITICO</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>: Politicians from both major parties usually don't wade into primar=
y election battles, in which an incumbent (i.e. the politician in office ru=
nning for re-election) is being challenged. </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 that's changing, in no small part thanks to Rep. A=
lexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC)'s efforts against Democratic colleagues this =
year.</span></span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style> <=
/span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><a style=3D"text-=
decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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JpbWFyeQ&K=3D7-b7AK4DSSCU3fPAfgNRZw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">An =
AOC-backed candidate unseated a  16-term Congressman and House committ=
ee chair in New York's Democratic primary</a></span></span><span style=3D"f=
ont-size: 14px;"><span style>.</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;">=E2=80=A2<em><strong> What's at stake</strong></em>: This=
won't be a major factor in the 2020 election, as the primary season has wr=
apped up, but it could be the start of an important political transformatio=
n.</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>For constituents angry that some politicians =
get to D.C. and immediately break their campaign promises, this is welcome =
news.</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<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;">Groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committ=
ee, which helps Democrats get elected to the House, usually enforce party l=
oyalty by doing things like <strong>"e</strong></span><strong><span style=
=3D"font-size: 14px;">nforcing a 'blacklist' of vendors who work for candid=
ates seeking to oust sitting lawmakers,"</span></strong><span style=3D"font=
-size: 14px;"> <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" hre=
f=3D"[link removed]
mRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOT=
A2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjA=
yMC8wOC8yOC9wZWxvc2ktb2Nhc2lvLWNvcnRlei1nYWV0ei1jb25ncmVzcy1zdXBwb3J0LXByaW=
1hcnktYmF0dGxlcy00MDM3OTQ&K=3D1eu0MSJ52WKi6re0O5s63A" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener">according to POLITICO.</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;">(2) <strong>And this could mark a shift in campaign strat=
egy.</strong></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;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" =
href=3D"[link removed]
IxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk4MDNjOGM2MzRhODFjYzJl%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3=
AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3Mv=
MjAyMC8wOC8yOC9wZWxvc2ktb2Nhc2lvLWNvcnRlei1nYWV0ei1jb25ncmVzcy1zdXBwb3J0LXB=
yaW1hcnktYmF0dGxlcy00MDM3OTQ&K=3D_wbG7-CerwmkbD-H2hoQZw" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noopener">As Rep. Matt Gaetz explained in the POLITICO piece</a>: "<=
/span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">The old ways of Washington empower l=
eadership through money. <strong>But we=E2=80=99re starting to see that the=
message and movement may be more important than money.</strong> In today=
=E2=80=99s world of social media, digital communication and wall-to-wall ca=
ble television, the leadership no longer has a stranglehold on the brand or=
the messengers."</span></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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=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>Bid=
en is finally leaving the basement. He'll start traveling again after Labor=
Day.</strong></span></span></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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=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>"Biden, who has taken his campaign=
almost entirely online amid the coronavirus pandemic, said at a fundraiser=
that <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>he plans on going =
to Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, all swing states this No=
vember</strong></span>. The former vice president maintained his events wil=
l be conducted in line with local health guidance regarding the pandemic." =
(<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
k.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQxLTNiNzIxZmRlOTQ0NTRiMzk=
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</em></p>
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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>
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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=
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=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><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happ=
ening: </em></strong>Joe Biden announced he will start campaign travel to k=
ey swing states after Labor Day, which is next weekend. <strong>He had been=
running a virtual campaign from his home in Delaware</strong>, which some =
dubbed his "basement strategy."</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>: This means two things as we gear up for the fall election season.</=
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 race is truly on. </strong>Th=
e "basement strategy" was based on the assumption that Biden could coast to=
a win in November and didn't need to run a traditional campaign. That's no=
longer the case.</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=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(2) <strong>And Democrats are getting worried=
</strong>. Earlier this week, <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color=
: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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campaign style and lack of visibility</a>. His staff must have listened.</s=
pan></span></p>
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[The Vote]

[VIDEO: Sen. Rand Paul says mob "of over 100 people" attacked him as he left the White House after President Trump's speech.]

"Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is calling on the FBI to investigate the mob of protestors that swarmed him outside of the White House on Thursday following President Trump’s Republican convention speech, saying the group is part of 'an organized interstate racket.'" (National Review <[link removed]> )

Read the story from National Review <[link removed]>

Watch the video of Sen. Paul outside the White House <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Outside the White House, where President Trump delivered a powerful acceptance speech, radical activists were protesting all night. When speech guests, including Sen. Paul and his wife, left the White House, some were quickly surrounded -- even though guests had police assistance.

Sen. Paul was blunt, as National Review reported <[link removed]> : "I truly believe this with every fiber of my being, had they gotten at us they would have gotten us to the ground, we might not have been killed, might just have been injured by being kicked in the head, or kicked in the stomach until we were senseless."

And he wasn't alone. Radical protesters reportedly also:

-- Brought an effigy of President Trump to the White House and then placed it in a guillotine. See photos and watch a video of it here <[link removed]> . (Daily Wire <[link removed]> )

-- Allegedly harassed and allegedly assaulted other convention speech guests, including an elderly couple. See photos and watch a video of it here <[link removed]> . (Daily Wire <[link removed]> )

Sen. Paul has called for an FBI investigation of the events. We'll keep you updated as this story develops.

• What's at stake: We're saddened that we must say this again: violence and intimidation have no place in American politics. These stories -- plus photos and video -- are shocking and disturbing.

Even worse, this is part of a disturbing trend from the left. Although the media won't hold them accountable for what they say, even Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently referred to President Trump and all congressional Republicans as "enemies of the state" and "domestic enemies." <[link removed]> The MSNBC host she was speaking with at the time seemed surprised.

Rep. Jim Banks called on Pelosi to apologize. Unsurprisingly, there's no comment from her office according to the Daily Caller <[link removed]> .

[Iowa judge rules that 50,000 absentee ballot requests must be invalidated because they "violated a 'clear directive.'"]

"However, Judge Ian Thornhill ruled that Miller’s mailing of the ballots violated a 'clear directive' from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, who said absentee ballots forms must be blank when sent to voters, according to the AP. Thornhill has ordered Miller to notify voters who received the pre-filled ballot that their ballot cannot be processed." (Daily Caller <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on the Daily Caller <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Another day, another important election lawsuit. In this case, the judge ruled that 50,000 absentee ballot request forms that were sent to voters in Linn County, Iowa must be invalidated.

Here are the key facts, according to the Daily Caller <[link removed]> :

-- Linn County sent out 140,000 absentee ballot request forms to voters in July. These forms were partially pre-filled, which means some basic information about voters was already filled out for them. That includes a special voting pin number that Iowa voters use.

-- However, the Iowa Secretary of State had already said that counties should sent out blank absentee ballot forms, including leaving that voting pin number blank.

-- The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit against Linn County (and two other Iowa counties) for sending out pre-filled absentee ballot request forms. Republicans have argued that blank ballots are "a safeguard against fraud," according to the AP. <[link removed]>

-- Now a judge has ruled that 50,000 of those absentee ballot requests must be "invalidated" because they were partially pre-filled. Affected voters must now request a new ballot or choose to vote in-person.

-- Worth noting: President Trump won the state of Iowa by 147,314 votes in 2016. But Hillary Clinton won Linn County -- the county featured here -- by 10,545 votes in 2016. <[link removed]>

• What's at stake: There's two reasons these election lawsuits matter -- and could affect the 2020 election:

(1) Most important, these lawsuits affect how Americans vote. The presidential election is likely to be close, and the margin of victory may just be a few thousand votes.

Combine the close margin of victory with new or changed voting procedures due to COVID, and there's a great deal of uncertainty that is still being worked out by the courts.

(2) Judges' rulings create precedents that can affect other cases. Put another way: what happens in one state may affect what happens in yours!

For example, just weeks ago, the Republican National Committee challenged a Rhode Island voting regulation all the way up to the Supreme Court ... based on a court ruling in Alabama in July <[link removed]> .

[Big change in D.C. as the "old ways of Washington" are up-ended by social media, grassroots movements, and, yes, primary challenges.]

"Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned Democrats (D-Calif.) last week when she backed Rep. Joe Kennedy’s bid to unseat Sen. Ed Markey in a contentious Massachusetts Senate primary. Days later, liberal superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fired back with an endorsement shocker of her own — becoming the first lawmaker to support a progressive primary challenger trying to defeat House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.), her most high-profile Democratic target to date." (POLITICO <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on POLITICO <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Politicians from both major parties usually don't wade into primary election battles, in which an incumbent (i.e. the politician in office running for re-election) is being challenged.

But that's changing, in no small part thanks to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC)'s efforts against Democratic colleagues this year. An AOC-backed candidate unseated a 16-term Congressman and House committee chair in New York's Democratic primary <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: This won't be a major factor in the 2020 election, as the primary season has wrapped up, but it could be the start of an important political transformation.

(1) For constituents angry that some politicians get to D.C. and immediately break their campaign promises, this is welcome news.

Groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which helps Democrats get elected to the House, usually enforce party loyalty by doing things like "enforcing a 'blacklist' of vendors who work for candidates seeking to oust sitting lawmakers," according to POLITICO. <[link removed]>

(2) And this could mark a shift in campaign strategy.

As Rep. Matt Gaetz explained in the POLITICO piece <[link removed]> : "The old ways of Washington empower leadership through money. But we’re starting to see that the message and movement may be more important than money. In today’s world of social media, digital communication and wall-to-wall cable television, the leadership no longer has a stranglehold on the brand or the messengers."

[Biden is finally leaving the basement. He'll start traveling again after Labor Day.]

"Biden, who has taken his campaign almost entirely online amid the coronavirus pandemic, said at a fundraiser that he plans on going to Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, all swing states this November. The former vice president maintained his events will be conducted in line with local health guidance regarding the pandemic." (The Hill <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: Joe Biden announced he will start campaign travel to key swing states after Labor Day, which is next weekend. He had been running a virtual campaign from his home in Delaware, which some dubbed his "basement strategy."

• What's at stake: This means two things as we gear up for the fall election season.

(1) The race is truly on. The "basement strategy" was based on the assumption that Biden could coast to a win in November and didn't need to run a traditional campaign. That's no longer the case.

(2) And Democrats are getting worried. Earlier this week, The Vote highlighted Democrats' concerns about Biden's campaign style and lack of visibility <[link removed]> . His staff must have listened.

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