Subject: Democrats file last-minute lawsuit to change Pennsylvania voting rules

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	Democrats file last-minute lawsuit to change Pennsylvania voting rules
Date	September 2, 2020 5:31 PM

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[The Vote] =20

With 62 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to kno=
w:

(1) Democrats sue for last-minute voting rule changes in Pennsylvania, whi=
ch Trump won by just 44K votes in 2016
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(2) Democrats are scrambling as Biden drops in the polls
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(3) presidential debate moderators announced today; see a run-down of all =
we know so far
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(4) new poll: 77% of young voters in battleground states say they'll "defi=
nitely" vote

[Pennsylvania voting rules still uncertain. The next step in the court case=
is September 8.]

"Pennsylvania's highest court will take up another election-related lawsuit=
, it announced Tuesday, this one filed by the state Democratic Party amid a=
partisan fight over fixing glitches and gray areas in the battleground sta=
te's fledgling mail-in voting law. Briefs are due Sept. 8, the state Suprem=
e Court said." (NBC Philadelphia <[link removed]
tics/decision-2020/pennsylvania-high-court-takes-up-another-election-lawsui=
t/2520354/> )

Read the story on NBC Philadelphia <[link removed]
litics/decision-2020/pennsylvania-high-court-takes-up-another-election-laws=
uit/2520354/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: With just over 60 days to go to Election Day 2=
020, the voting rules in a critical swing state -- Pennsylvania -- are stil=
l being decided in the courts. Legal briefs from both sides are due on Sept=
ember 8.
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Democrats filed a lawsuit to weaken or replace existing voter rules, and i=
t's now before the State Supreme Court. Among the changes that Democrats ha=
ve sued for:
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-- count mail-in ballots even if they're received after Election Day
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-- count mail-in ballots even if they're returned without the secrecy enve=
lope (a ballot is put into a secrecy envelope and then the secrecy envelope=
is put in a second envelope to mail it)
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-- let voters change mail-in ballot errors before their ballots are discar=
ded
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-- accept mail-in ballots at "drop boxes" as well as satellite office loca=
tions, instead of just mailboxes
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: The 2020 election. As you think about this laws=
uit, remember that President Trump won Pennsylvania by just 44,000 votes in=
2016!
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(1) Americans must be able to vote in fair elections.
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Assuming this case continues, it's astounding that Pennsylvania will not f=
inalize its voting procedures for the 2020 presidential election until it's=
less than 60 days away.
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(2) The presidential election could be decided by absentee or mail-in ball=
ots.
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So each change to a condition for receiving a ballot -- or each additional=
day a mail-in ballot will be accepted -- could change the final count. It =
could also marginally change campaigns' strategies to turn out the voters w=
ho support them.
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(3) President Trump and Republicans are concerned by a potential increase =
in voter fraud from weakening ballot protections.
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Here's a report from policy experts at the Heritage Foundation on the vote=
r security concerns and what they recommend to run a safe, fair election <h=
ttps://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/report/standards-absentee-ballot=
s-and-all-mail-elections-doing-it-rightand-doing> .
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(4) We think this is a preview of legal battles to come after the election=
.
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Remember that the Biden campaign has a team of 600 lawyers ready to go <ht=
tps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/07/02/joe-biden-6=
00-lawyers-ready-battle-trump-election-chicanery/5362546002/> , and the Rep=
ublican National Committee doubled its legal budget to $20 million <https:/=
/www.politico.com/news/2020/05/07/trump-democrats-voting-laws-243517> .
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Last-minute legal battles aren't just an issu=
e in Pennsylvania either.
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Check out the most comprehensive list of COVID-related election lawsuits, =
maintained by law professor Justin Levitt <[link removed]
?p=3D111962> . As of his last update on Monday, there are more than 225 cas=
es in 43 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

[Democrats trying to play catch-up as Biden drops in the polls, Trump surge=
s in battleground states.]

"Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden=E2=80=99s lead over President Tr=
ump has narrowed 5 points to a 7-point lead since June, according to a USA =
Today-Suffolk poll. Fifty percent of registered voters polled said they pla=
n to vote for Biden, compared to 43 percent who said they would vote for Tr=
ump. The 7 percentage point difference between the candidates marked a drop=
from the June results in which Biden led Trump by 12 points." (The Hill <h=
ttps://www.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514735-biden-lead-narrows-points-s=
ince-june-survey> )

Read the full story on The Hill <[link removed]
514735-biden-lead-narrows-points-since-june-survey>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: New polls out show the 2020 presidential race =
is tightening up as President Trump is rising in the polls. Nationally, Joe=
Biden has dropped 5 points. And in key battleground states:=20
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-- President Trump is ahead by an average 1 point in North Carolina <https=
://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nc/north_carolina_trump_=
vs_biden-6744.html>
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-- President Trump is ahead by an average 1.3 points in Georgia <[link removed]
ww.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/ga/georgia_trump_vs_biden-69=
74.html>
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-- there's a statistical tie between President Trump and Biden in Pennsylv=
ania <[link removed]
biden-statistically-tied-in-pennsylvania>
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: This could lead to a shake-up in campaign strat=
egy in the final 60 days to Election Day.
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The media and the left expected that Biden would cruise to victory. That h=
elped Biden keep his progressive policy agenda under wraps, as he has done =
few public appearances and fewer media interviews.
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But now Democrats are openly complaining about Biden's strategy, and the c=
ampaign seems to be scrambling in response.
=20
-- Democrats were concerned about Biden's lack of travel <[link removed]
ill.com/homenews/campaign/513636-bidens-lack-of-a-travel-plan-worries-some-=
democrats> (and now he's traveling)
=20
-- Democrats were concerned about Biden's lack of media appearances <https=
://www.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514143-biden-faces-calls-to-be-more-ac=
tive-with-media> (but we haven't seen much change on this front)
=20
-- and President Trump went to Kenosha, Wisconsin to address the riots the=
re <[link removed]
-it-to-end-trump-contrasts-restoration-of-order-in-kenosha-with-prolonged-r=
ioting-in-other-cities/> ... so now Biden is headed to Kenosha tomorrow <ht=
tps://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/02/joe-jill-biden-to-visit-kenosha-4077=
26>

[Here's what we know about the presidential debates, including the just-ann=
ounced debate moderators.]

"The Commission on Presidential Debates on Wednesday announced moderators f=
or the three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate, a lineu=
p that includes Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and USA TODAY Washington Bure=
au Chief Susan Page." (USA Today <[link removed]
ics/elections/2020/09/02/election-2020-chris-wallace-susan-page-among-moder=
ators-debates/5692241002/> )

Read the full story on USA Today <[link removed]
ics/elections/2020/09/02/election-2020-chris-wallace-susan-page-among-moder=
ators-debates/5692241002/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Here's what we know so far about the upcoming =
presidential debates:
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-- first presidential debate (Sept. 29): Chris Wallace (Fox News)
=20
-- VP debate (Oct. 7): Susan Page (USA Today)
=20
-- second presidential debate (Oct. 15): Steve Scully (CSPAN) for a townha=
ll-style debate
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-- third presidential debate (Oct. 22): Kristen Welker (NBC)
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: The presidential debates are both a time-honore=
d tradition and an important opportunity to compare the candidates directly=
.
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Each debate this year will have a single moderator, rather than a panel. S=
ingle-moderator debates may have more opportunity for follow-up or clarifyi=
ng questions from the moderator; much will depend on the moderator's style,=
though.
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(1) President Trump is widely expected to have the advantage in the debate=
s.
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That's likely why his campaign asked for the debate schedule to be moved u=
p and for a fourth presidential debate to be added <[link removed]
m/news/2020/08/21/commission-rejects-trump-fourth-debate-request-400001> . =
Neither the Biden campaign nor the nonpartisan debate commission were on bo=
ard, though.
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(2) Nancy Pelosi recommended that Biden skip the debates.
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But Biden has, for now, rejected the idea. Let's hope it stays that way.

[New poll: 77% of voters under 35 in battleground states say they'll "defin=
itely" vote in November.]

"Seventy-seven percent of youth voters in battleground states said that the=
y 'definitely' plan to vote this November, according to an August poll cond=
ucted by NextGen America, a progressive group." (Daily Caller <[link removed]
dailycaller.com/2020/09/02/77-percent-youth-voters-battleground-states-next=
gen-poll/> )

Read the full story on=C2=A0the Daily Caller <[link removed]
020/09/02/77-percent-youth-voters-battleground-states-nextgen-poll/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: A new survey found that 77% of American voters=
under 35 in 13 battleground states said they'll "definitely" vote in Novem=
ber. That would be a significant jump from what usually happens, according =
to the Daily Caller <[link removed]
h-voters-battleground-states-nextgen-poll/> : only 46% of voters under 30 v=
oted in 2016.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Every election cycle, someone promises that thi=
s will be the year of the youth vote. But it usually doesn't work out that =
way. Here's what we think this means for 2020:
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(1) The electorate is unlikely to change substantially.
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According to the Pew Research Center <[link removed]
y/an-early-look-at-the-2020-electorate/> , in 2016, Baby Boomers and the ge=
nerations older than them "accounted for 43% of eligible voters"; yet, "the=
y cast 49% of the ballots."
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Perhaps the higher intensity of voting interest, as this survey found, pre=
dicts a different outcome for 2020. But we will wait and see.
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(2) It's often presumed that higher youth turnout favors the more liberal =
candidate. But Biden has struggled to connect with Generation Z <[link removed]
w.thehill.com/homenews/news/511754-democrats-struggle-to-harness-enthusiasm=
-of-gen-z-voters> , who are roughly voters ages 18 to 25. (The generation i=
s formally defined as those born in 1996 and later.)
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Although Gen Z is reportedly the "most pro-government, anti-Trump generati=
on," <[link removed]
rness-enthusiasm-of-gen-z-voters> that doesn't mean they're all in for Bid=
en. Instead, they're more likely to be Sanders supporters.

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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Wit=
h 62 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know:</=
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font-size: 14px;">(1) Democrats sue for last-minute voting rule changes in =
Pennsylvania, which Trump won by just 44K votes in 2016</span></p>
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(2) Democrats are scrambling as Biden drops in the polls<=
/span></p>
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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;">(3) presidential debate moderators announced today; see a=
run-down of all we know so far</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;">(4) new poll: 77% of young voters in battleground states =
say they'll "definitely" vote</span></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Pen=
nsylvania voting rules still uncertain. The next step in the court case is =
September 8.</strong></span></span></p>
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ffffff;">"</span></em><em><span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><stron=
g>Pennsylvania's highest court will take up another election-related lawsui=
t, it announced Tuesday, this one filed by the state Democratic Party</stro=
ng></span> amid a partisan fight over fixing glitches and gray areas in the=
battleground state's fledgling mail-in voting law. </em><em>Briefs are due=
Sept. 8, the state Supreme Court said.<span style=3D"background-color: #ff=
ffff;">" (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"=
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ne; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:2=
0px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; l=
ine-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the=
story on NBC Philadelphia</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>: With just over 60 days to go to Election Day 2020, the=
voting rules in a critical swing state -- Pennsylvania -- are still being =
decided in the courts. Legal briefs from both sides are due on September 8.=
</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></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><span style><span style><span style>Democrats fil=
ed a lawsuit to weaken or replace existing voter rules, and it's now before=
the State Supreme Court. </span></span></span></strong><span style><span s=
tyle><span style>Among the changes that Democrats have sued for:</span></sp=
an></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></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>count mail-in ballots =
even if they're received <em>after</em> Election Day</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; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>-- <strong>count mail-in ballots =
even if they're returned <em>without</em> the secrecy envelope</strong> (a =
ballot is put into a secrecy envelope and then the secrecy envelope is put =
in a second envelope to mail it)</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></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>let voters change mail=
-in ballot errors</strong> before their ballots are discarded</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></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>accept mail-in ballots=
at "drop boxes"</strong> as well as satellite office locations, instead of=
just mailboxes</span></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; 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; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; 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> The =
2020 election. As you think about this lawsuit,<strong> remember that Presi=
dent Trump won Pennsylvania by just 44,000 votes in 2016</strong>!</span></=
p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; 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; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(1)<strong> Americans must be able to vote in fair electi=
ons</strong>. </span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; 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; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">Assuming this case continues, it's astounding that Pennsy=
lvania will not finalize its voting procedures for the 2020 presidential el=
ection until it's less than 60 days away.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; 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; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(2) <strong>The presidential election could be decided by=
absentee or mail-in ballots</strong>.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; 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; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">So each change to a condition for receiving a ballot -- o=
r each additional day a mail-in ballot will be accepted -- could change the=
final count. It could also marginally change campaigns' strategies to turn=
out the voters who support them.</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></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(3) </span></span><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 14px;"><span style><strong>President Trump and Republicans are concerne=
d by a potential increase in voter fraud from weakening ballot protections<=
/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 style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color=
: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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t9bqbNOJuXKQaQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Here's a report from pol=
icy experts at the Heritage Foundation on the voter security concerns and w=
hat they recommend to run a safe, fair election</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=
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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;"><span style>(4) <strong>We think this is a preview of leg=
al battles to come <em>after</em> the election.</strong></span></span>=
</p>
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reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>Remember that the <a style=3D"text-decoration=
: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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3d3cudXNhdG9kYXkuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvcG9saXRpY3MvZWxlY3Rpb25zLzIwMjAvMDcvMD=
Ivam9lLWJpZGVuLTYwMC1sYXd5ZXJzLXJlYWR5LWJhdHRsZS10cnVtcC1lbGVjdGlvbi1jaGljY=
W5lcnkvNTM2MjU0NjAwMi8&K=3Dm-7_kJut2iLwWB8-vfrZlw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noopener">Biden campaign has a team of 600 lawyers ready to go</a>, and th=
e <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
rk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2Nz=
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get=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Republican National Committee doubled its l=
egal budget to $20 million</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; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><em><strong><span style=3D"font-=
size: 14px;"><span style>=E2=80=A2 What else to know: </span></span></stron=
g></em><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>Last-minute legal battl=
es aren't just an issue in Pennsylvania either.</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; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;"><span style><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5=
;" href=3D"[link removed]
wNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29=
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9yZy8_cD0xMTE5NjI&K=3Du2SkoqnR6unHtkvbxUKSDw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noop=
ener">Check out the most comprehensive list of COVID-related election lawsu=
its, maintained by law professor Justin Levitt</a></span></span></strong><s=
pan style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>. As of his last update on Monda=
y, there are more than 225 cases in 43 states plus Puerto Rico and the Dist=
rict of Columbia.</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=
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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>Dem=
ocrats trying to play catch-up as Biden drops in the polls, Trump surges in=
battleground 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=
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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: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"<span style=3D"background-color: =
#ffff99;"><strong>Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden=E2=80=99s lead =
over President Trump has narrowed 5 points</strong></span> to a 7-point lea=
d since June, according to a USA Today-Suffolk poll. Fifty percent of regis=
tered voters polled said they plan to vote for Biden, compared to 43 percen=
t who said they would vote for Trump. The 7 percentage point difference bet=
ween the candidates marked a drop from the June results in which Biden led =
Trump by 12 points." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A=
5;" href=3D"[link removed]
QwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY2=
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ZS1zdXJ2ZXk&K=3DzuCTdlHJJHywMsETH81yGA" 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]
.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0=
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ecoration: 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 sol=
id #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helv=
etica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none=
; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20p=
x;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; lin=
e-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the f=
ull story on <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><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em=
>What's happening</em></strong>: New polls out show the 2020 presidential r=
ace is tightening up as President Trump is rising in the polls. <strong>Nat=
ionally, Joe Biden has dropped 5 points</strong>. And in key battleground s=
tates: </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-d=
ecoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZm=
Ex%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOQ%3A%3AaH=
R0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVhbGNsZWFycG9saXRpY3MuY29tL2Vwb2xscy8yMDIwL3ByZXNpZGVudC9uY=
y9ub3J0aF9jYXJvbGluYV90cnVtcF92c19iaWRlbi02NzQ0Lmh0bWw&K=3DB5WE5hsjLq10xApE=
-jb3Kw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">President Trump is ahead by an a=
verage 1 point in North Carolina</a></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-d=
ecoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZm=
Ex%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTA%3A%3Aa=
HR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVhbGNsZWFycG9saXRpY3MuY29tL2Vwb2xscy8yMDIwL3ByZXNpZGVudC9n=
YS9nZW9yZ2lhX3RydW1wX3ZzX2JpZGVuLTY5NzQuaHRtbA&K=3DuIckqPlxx25kBCETMqBLvw" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">President Trump is ahead by an average 1=
.3 points in Georgia</a></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-d=
ecoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZm=
Ex%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTE%3A%3Aa=
HR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTE0NzQ3LW1vbm1vdXRo=
LXBvbGwtdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tc3RhdGlzdGljYWxseS10aWVkLWluLXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYQ&K=3D=
rRgHB6sVsMV0nKmEv-GcVg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">there's a statis=
tical tie between President Trump and Biden in Pennsylvania</a></span></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; 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>: This could lead to a shake-up in campaign strategy in t=
he final 60 days to Election Day.</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>The media and the left ex=
pected that Biden would cruise to victory. </strong></span></span></span><s=
pan style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>That helped Biden ke=
ep his progressive policy agenda under wraps, as he has done few public app=
earances and fewer media interviews.</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>But now Democrats are openly complaining a=
bout Biden's strategy, and the campaign seems to be scrambling in response.=
</span></span></span></strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>-- <a style=3D"text-decoration: u=
nderline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
jA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYmlnamF=
ja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d=
3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTEzNjM2LWJpZGVucy1sYWNrLW9mLWEt=
dHJhdmVsLXBsYW4td29ycmllcy1zb21lLWRlbW9jcmF0cw&K=3DwPm1WpYahh5Kw80ySmkumg" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Democrats were concerned about Biden's l=
ack of travel</a> (and now he's traveling)</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: u=
nderline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
jA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYmlnamF=
ja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTM%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d=
3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTE0MTQzLWJpZGVuLWZhY2VzLWNhbGxz=
LXRvLWJlLW1vcmUtYWN0aXZlLXdpdGgtbWVkaWE&K=3DNCAHxbTeMXI9qD7CITifXg" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Democrats were concerned about Biden's lack of=
media appearances</a> (but we haven't seen much change on this front)</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; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>-- and <a style=3D"text-decoratio=
n: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
TkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYml=
namFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6L=
y93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL25ld3MvaXRzLWFsbW9zdC1hcy10aG91Z2gtdGhleS1k=
b250LXdhbnQtaXQtdG8tZW5kLXRydW1wLWNvbnRyYXN0cy1yZXN0b3JhdGlvbi1vZi1vcmRlci1=
pbi1rZW5vc2hhLXdpdGgtcHJvbG9uZ2VkLXJpb3RpbmctaW4tb3RoZXItY2l0aWVzLw&K=3DITu=
Dy2Ha91ZvkSg3yyO4hA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">President Trump wen=
t to Kenosha, Wisconsin to address the riots there</a> ... <strong>so now <=
a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxNDQ2NzViO=
TMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmF=
sc2U%3AMTU%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wOS8wMi9qb2U=
tamlsbC1iaWRlbi10by12aXNpdC1rZW5vc2hhLTQwNzcyNg&K=3Dx5NclA7NhboH7Veit62faw"=
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Biden is headed to Kenosha tomorrow</a>=
</strong></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>Her=
e's what we know about the presidential debates, including the just-announc=
ed debate moderators.</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=
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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>"<span style=3D"background-color: =
#ffff99;"><strong>The Commission on Presidential Debates on Wednesday annou=
nced moderators for the three presidential debates and one vice presid=
ential debate</strong></span>, a lineup that includes Fox News anchor =
Chris Wallace and USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page.</em><em>" (=
<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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hdGVzLzU2OTIyNDEwMDIv&K=3D-hq2HH6q61mEYUGlTiPQoA" target=3D"_blank" style=
=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline-=
block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webk=
it-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; b=
order-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-botto=
m: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; pad=
ding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif=
; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span st=
yle=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-b=
lock;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-wo=
rd; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on <em>USA Today</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><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: Here's what we know so far about the upcoming presidential debates=
:</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></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>-- first presidential debate (Sept. 29): Chri=
s Wallace (Fox News)</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></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- VP debate (Oct. 7): Susan Page (USA Today)</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; 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>-- second presidential debate (Oct. 15): Stev=
e Scully (CSPAN) for a townhall-style debate</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></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>-- third presidential debate (Oct. 22): Krist=
en Welker (NBC)</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2<em><strong> What's at stake</strong></em>: The =
presidential debates are both a time-honored tradition and an important opp=
ortunity to compare the candidates directly.</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;">Each debate this year will have a single moderator, rathe=
r than a panel. Single-moderator debates may have more opportunity for foll=
ow-up or clarifying questions from the moderator; much will depend on the m=
oderator's style, though.</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>President Trump is widely expected to have th=
e advantage in the debates.</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=
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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;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" =
href=3D"[link removed]
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That's likely why his campaign asked for the debate schedule to be moved up=
and for a fourth presidential debate to be added</a>. Neither the Biden ca=
mpaign nor the nonpartisan debate commission were on board, though.</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>Nancy Pelosi recommended that Biden skip the =
debates.</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;">But Biden has, for now, rejected the idea. Let's hope it =
stays that way.</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>New=
poll: 77% of voters under 35 in battleground states say they'll "definitel=
y" vote in November.</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>Seventy-seven percent of youth voters in battleground sta=
tes said that they 'definitely' plan to vote this November</strong></span>,=
according to an August poll conducted by NextGen America, a progressive gr=
oup." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"htt=
p://trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxN=
DQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNz=
M3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHljYWxsZXIuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMDI=
vNzctcGVyY2VudC15b3V0aC12b3RlcnMtYmF0dGxlZ3JvdW5kLXN0YXRlcy1uZXh0Z2VuLXBvbG=
wv&K=3Du-N2seuKbeMd9CMZn063gg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Daily Cal=
ler</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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b-1thiT5xaKodHw" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;=
text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-c=
olor: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-=
radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; borde=
r-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: =
1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Aria=
l, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-al=
t: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-ri=
ght:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16=
px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Rea=
d the full story on=C2=A0the Daily 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>A new survey found that <strong>77% of American v=
oters under 35 in 13 battleground states said they'll "definitely" vote in =
November</strong>. </span></span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><s=
pan style><span style>That would be a significant jump from what usually ha=
ppens, <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"htt=
p://trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjQ2LWQwNGI2OWIxOTQxN=
DQ2NzViOTMzYjE0NjQ3ZjljZmEx%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNz=
M3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHljYWxsZXIuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMDI=
vNzctcGVyY2VudC15b3V0aC12b3RlcnMtYmF0dGxlZ3JvdW5kLXN0YXRlcy1uZXh0Z2VuLXBvbG=
wv&K=3DWy508ii6uzYGFHy4d6qdgw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">according=
to the Daily Caller</a>: only 46% of voters under 30 voted in 2016.</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>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at s=
take</em></strong>: </span></span><span style></span></span><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">Every election cycle, someone promises that this will be&=
nbsp;<em>the</em> year of the youth vote. But it usually doesn't work out t=
hat way. Here's what we think this means for 2020:</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 electorate is unlikely to change substant=
ially.</strong></span></p>
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rch Center</a>, in 2016, <strong>Baby Boomers and the generations older tha=
n them "accounted for 43% of eligible voters"; yet, "they cast 49% of the b=
allots."</strong></span></p>
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on Z</a></strong>, who are roughly voters ages 18 to 25. (The generation is=
formally defined as those born in 1996 and later.)</span></p>
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[The Vote]

With 62 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know:

(1) Democrats sue for last-minute voting rule changes in Pennsylvania, which Trump won by just 44K votes in 2016

(2) Democrats are scrambling as Biden drops in the polls

(3) presidential debate moderators announced today; see a run-down of all we know so far

(4) new poll: 77% of young voters in battleground states say they'll "definitely" vote

[Pennsylvania voting rules still uncertain. The next step in the court case is September 8.]

"Pennsylvania's highest court will take up another election-related lawsuit, it announced Tuesday, this one filed by the state Democratic Party amid a partisan fight over fixing glitches and gray areas in the battleground state's fledgling mail-in voting law. Briefs are due Sept. 8, the state Supreme Court said." (NBC Philadelphia <[link removed]> )

Read the story on NBC Philadelphia <[link removed]>

• What's happening: With just over 60 days to go to Election Day 2020, the voting rules in a critical swing state -- Pennsylvania -- are still being decided in the courts. Legal briefs from both sides are due on September 8.

Democrats filed a lawsuit to weaken or replace existing voter rules, and it's now before the State Supreme Court. Among the changes that Democrats have sued for:

-- count mail-in ballots even if they're received after Election Day

-- count mail-in ballots even if they're returned without the secrecy envelope (a ballot is put into a secrecy envelope and then the secrecy envelope is put in a second envelope to mail it)

-- let voters change mail-in ballot errors before their ballots are discarded

-- accept mail-in ballots at "drop boxes" as well as satellite office locations, instead of just mailboxes

• What's at stake: The 2020 election. As you think about this lawsuit, remember that President Trump won Pennsylvania by just 44,000 votes in 2016!

(1) Americans must be able to vote in fair elections.

Assuming this case continues, it's astounding that Pennsylvania will not finalize its voting procedures for the 2020 presidential election until it's less than 60 days away.

(2) The presidential election could be decided by absentee or mail-in ballots.

So each change to a condition for receiving a ballot -- or each additional day a mail-in ballot will be accepted -- could change the final count. It could also marginally change campaigns' strategies to turn out the voters who support them.

(3) President Trump and Republicans are concerned by a potential increase in voter fraud from weakening ballot protections.

Here's a report from policy experts at the Heritage Foundation on the voter security concerns and what they recommend to run a safe, fair election <[link removed]> .

(4) We think this is a preview of legal battles to come after the election.

Remember that the Biden campaign has a team of 600 lawyers ready to go <[link removed]> , and the Republican National Committee doubled its legal budget to $20 million <[link removed]> .

• What else to know: Last-minute legal battles aren't just an issue in Pennsylvania either.

Check out the most comprehensive list of COVID-related election lawsuits, maintained by law professor Justin Levitt <[link removed]> . As of his last update on Monday, there are more than 225 cases in 43 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

[Democrats trying to play catch-up as Biden drops in the polls, Trump surges in battleground states.]

"Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s lead over President Trump has narrowed 5 points to a 7-point lead since June, according to a USA Today-Suffolk poll. Fifty percent of registered voters polled said they plan to vote for Biden, compared to 43 percent who said they would vote for Trump. The 7 percentage point difference between the candidates marked a drop from the June results in which Biden led Trump by 12 points." (The Hill <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: New polls out show the 2020 presidential race is tightening up as President Trump is rising in the polls. Nationally, Joe Biden has dropped 5 points. And in key battleground states:

-- President Trump is ahead by an average 1 point in North Carolina <[link removed]>

-- President Trump is ahead by an average 1.3 points in Georgia <[link removed]>

-- there's a statistical tie between President Trump and Biden in Pennsylvania <[link removed]>

• What's at stake: This could lead to a shake-up in campaign strategy in the final 60 days to Election Day.

The media and the left expected that Biden would cruise to victory. That helped Biden keep his progressive policy agenda under wraps, as he has done few public appearances and fewer media interviews.

But now Democrats are openly complaining about Biden's strategy, and the campaign seems to be scrambling in response.

-- Democrats were concerned about Biden's lack of travel <[link removed]> (and now he's traveling)

-- Democrats were concerned about Biden's lack of media appearances <[link removed]> (but we haven't seen much change on this front)

-- and President Trump went to Kenosha, Wisconsin to address the riots there <[link removed]> ... so now Biden is headed to Kenosha tomorrow <[link removed]>

[Here's what we know about the presidential debates, including the just-announced debate moderators.]

"The Commission on Presidential Debates on Wednesday announced moderators for the three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate, a lineup that includes Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page." (USA Today <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on USA Today <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Here's what we know so far about the upcoming presidential debates:

-- first presidential debate (Sept. 29): Chris Wallace (Fox News)

-- VP debate (Oct. 7): Susan Page (USA Today)

-- second presidential debate (Oct. 15): Steve Scully (CSPAN) for a townhall-style debate

-- third presidential debate (Oct. 22): Kristen Welker (NBC)

• What's at stake: The presidential debates are both a time-honored tradition and an important opportunity to compare the candidates directly.

Each debate this year will have a single moderator, rather than a panel. Single-moderator debates may have more opportunity for follow-up or clarifying questions from the moderator; much will depend on the moderator's style, though.

(1) President Trump is widely expected to have the advantage in the debates.

That's likely why his campaign asked for the debate schedule to be moved up and for a fourth presidential debate to be added <[link removed]> . Neither the Biden campaign nor the nonpartisan debate commission were on board, though.

(2) Nancy Pelosi recommended that Biden skip the debates.

But Biden has, for now, rejected the idea. Let's hope it stays that way.

[New poll: 77% of voters under 35 in battleground states say they'll "definitely" vote in November.]

"Seventy-seven percent of youth voters in battleground states said that they 'definitely' plan to vote this November, according to an August poll conducted by NextGen America, a progressive group." (Daily Caller <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: A new survey found that 77% of American voters under 35 in 13 battleground states said they'll "definitely" vote in November. That would be a significant jump from what usually happens, according to the Daily Caller <[link removed]> : only 46% of voters under 30 voted in 2016.

• What's at stake: Every election cycle, someone promises that this will be the year of the youth vote. But it usually doesn't work out that way. Here's what we think this means for 2020:

(1) The electorate is unlikely to change substantially.

According to the Pew Research Center <[link removed]> , in 2016, Baby Boomers and the generations older than them "accounted for 43% of eligible voters"; yet, "they cast 49% of the ballots."

Perhaps the higher intensity of voting interest, as this survey found, predicts a different outcome for 2020. But we will wait and see.

(2) It's often presumed that higher youth turnout favors the more liberal candidate. But Biden has struggled to connect with Generation Z <[link removed]> , who are roughly voters ages 18 to 25. (The generation is formally defined as those born in 1996 and later.)

Although Gen Z is reportedly the "most pro-government, anti-Trump generation," <[link removed]> that doesn't mean they're all in for Biden. Instead, they're more likely to be Sanders supporters.

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