Subject: Pres. Trump: "I'm not going to waste my time on virtual debate"

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	Pres. Trump: "I'm not going to waste my time on virtual debate"
Date	October 8, 2020 5:51 PM

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[The Vote]

With 26 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know=
:

(1) will there be another presidential debate? President Trump: "I'm not g=
oing to waste my time on virtual debate. That's not what debating is all ab=
out." <[link removed]
debate-427810>
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(2) VP Pence was the clear winner in last night's vice presidential debate=
<[link removed]
tes-are-won/>
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(3) North Carolina Senate race -- one of the most expensive and most impor=
tant in the country -- still in upheaval as Dem candidate apologizes for sc=
andal again <[link removed]
nvironmental-awards-even-to-apologize-to-voters>

Special poll for readers of The Vote

Who won the vice presidential debate last night? <[link removed]
poll/vp-debate-who-won-debate/63>

Mike Pence <[link removed]>

Kamala Harris <[link removed]>

[President Trump says he won't join a virtual debate next week against Joe =
Biden.]

"'I=E2=80=99m not going to waste my time on virtual debate. That=E2=80=99s =
not what debating is all about,=E2=80=9D Trump said in an interview with Ma=
ria Bartiromo of Fox Business. 'You sit behind a computer and do a debate. =
It=E2=80=99s ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want.'" (N=
ational Review <[link removed]
-debate/> )

Read the full story on the National Review <[link removed]
the-morning-jolt/tonights-vp-debate/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: This morning the Commission on Presidential De=
bates -- a non-partisan organization that has overseen the presidential deb=
ate series since 1987 -- announced next week's scheduled debate would be a =
virtual townhall.
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Their plan: President Trump and Biden on video from separate locations wit=
h a live studio audience -- granted, a much smaller audience than normal.
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Normally the presidential campaigns are consulted and agree to rule change=
s. But in this case, the commission announced the change unilaterally witho=
ut asking either campaign for feedback or agreement.
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=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The 2020 presidential debate series were more =
highly anticipated than previous years because of the unusual campaigning d=
ue to COVID-19 -- in particular, Biden's low-profile, out-of-the-spotlight =
style since summer.
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Whether next week's debate will happen is an open question.
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President Trump has indicated that he'd like to host a rally, and Biden ha=
s asked for the third scheduled debate on October 22 to become a townhall e=
vent instead. <[link removed]
ign-calls-for-town-hall-to-be-moved-after-trump-rules-out>
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But it may not significantly affect the outcome of the presidential electi=
on either way.
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More than 5 million Americans have voted already <[link removed]
/10/07/politics/ballot-returns-early-voting-2020-election/index.html> due t=
o a sharp increase in early and absentee voting this year, and Axios report=
ed that "more Americans have made up their minds by this point compared wit=
h years past." <[link removed]
a9529-d286-4b00-a074-3ec1951c6159.html>
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Speaking of sharing policy views with the Ame=
rican people, President Trump will guest-host Rush Limbaugh's radio show to=
morrow. <[link removed]
al-radio-rally-with-president-trump/>

[VP Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate last night.]

"Vice President Pence, moreover, generated his own string of debate highlig=
hts last night more or less entirely on his own terms. When asked a questio=
n, he used the first portion of his time to reply to whatever Kamala Harris=
had just said before moving on to address the question at hand." (National=
Review <[link removed]
tv-debates-are-won/> )

Read the full story on=C2=A0National Review <[link removed]
/corner/mike-pence-showed-trump-how-tv-debates-are-won/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: VP Mike Pence gave an outstanding performance =
in last night's vice presidential debate, as this National Review analysis =
explains <[link removed]
-tv-debates-are-won/> .
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Though the media coverage has tried to find a flaw in VP Pence's performan=
ce, they've come up short. Their main criticism -- that he "interrupted" Ka=
mala Harris too frequently -- is sharply undercut by the fact that both can=
didates spoke for equal time, just three seconds different in the final cou=
nt <[link removed]
-07-20/h_193ba372b7272f1e62c18c93b3940835> .
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: VP Pence successfully made the case, we think, =
that Biden and Harris are hiding the details of their policies from the Ame=
rican people -- likely for fear that their plans are much further left than=
the average voter.
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-- Harris refused to answer a question about whether Biden would "pack" th=
e Supreme Court <[link removed]
tions-court-packing-427733> , i.e. expand the number of justices past the c=
urrent nine.
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-- Although Harris said Biden wouldn't ban fracking, there are past videos=
in which both call for a ban <[link removed]
-vp-debate-showed-the-biden-harris-ticket-has-no-policies/> .
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-- And most tellingly, Harris couldn't provide specifics about how a Biden=
Administration response to COVID-19 would differ from President Trump's <h=
ttps://www.thefederalist.com/2020/10/08/the-vp-debate-showed-the-biden-harr=
is-ticket-has-no-policies/> -- aside from banal platitudes about science. W=
hich, yes, we all like science.
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As this piece from The Federalist summarized <[link removed]
m/2020/10/08/the-vp-debate-showed-the-biden-harris-ticket-has-no-policies/>=
: "Biden and Harris have made very few compelling arguments about what the=
y would actually do in the White House. Are they a Trojan horse for the far=
left as many conservatives argue? Maybe. Are they actually moderates who a=
re willing to throw the nuttier ideas of the progressive base of the party =
under the bus? Maybe. We just don=E2=80=99t know because they just won=E2=
=80=99t say."

[North Carolina Senate race continues in upheaval as Dem candidate Cal Cunn=
ingham uses awards night to apologize again.]

"Cunningham on Wednesday apologized to voters during his remarks at the Nor=
th Carolina League of Conservation Voters Green Tie Awards [...] 'Before we=
get into the issues that most affect this campaign, I want you to hear som=
ething directly from me,' Cunningham began. 'I am deeply sorry for the hurt=
I have caused in my personal life and I also apologize to all of you.'" (T=
he Hill <[link removed]
nvironmental-awards-even-to-apologize-to-voters> )

Read the full story on=C2=A0The Hill <[link removed]
aign/520117-cunningham-uses-environmental-awards-even-to-apologize-to-voter=
s>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The scandal surrounding Cal Cunningham, the De=
mocratic candidate for Senate in North Carolina, continues to evolve. After=
skipping Monday and Tuesday appearances <[link removed]
eaking-army-reserve-launches-investigation-into-democrat-cal-cunningham-as-=
sex-scandal-explodes> , Cunningham publicly apologized at a Wednesday event=
.
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Cunningham first apologized last week for inappropriate text messages exch=
anged with a woman who is not his wife. The story has continued to develop,=
with allegations that the relationship included consensual physical contac=
t.
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The husband of the woman in the story has called on Cunningham to drop out=
, saying in part <[link removed]
08/cunningham-drops-out-n2577504> : "Mr. Cunningham chose to repeatedly eng=
age in activities that would hurt his family and a fellow junior officer an=
d veteran. If elected, I can only imagine how misplaced his judgment would =
be for the people he=E2=80=99s charged to represent...I firmly believe Mr. =
Cunningham should drop out of the Senate race and ask that his behavior and=
actions be reviewed under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."
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Yesterday there was a report of an Army Reserve investigation, though the =
Army Reserve has not provided any details on the investigation or its focus=
<[link removed]
on-into-democrat-cal-cunningham-as-sex-scandal-explodes> ; Cunningham is a =
member of the Army Reserve.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: The North Carolina Senate race could determine =
whether Republicans keep control of the Senate in 2021, so any update to th=
e race is critical nationally.
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Cunningham has pledged to remain in the race, and he has now made a public=
campaign appearance, too.
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It appears that North Carolina law would require him to remain on the ball=
ot, as Townhall reports <[link removed]
020/10/08/cunningham-drops-out-n2577504> : "The state=E2=80=99s law says th=
at the deadline for candidates to exit the race is 'the first day on which =
military and overseas absentee ballots are transmitted to voters,' which wo=
uld have been in September."
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We'll keep you updated as this story develops.

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ident Trump: "I'm not going to waste my time on virtual debate. That's not =
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Pre=
sident Trump says he won't join a virtual debate next week against Joe Bide=
n.</strong></span></span></p>
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ffffff;">"'<span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>I=E2=80=99m n=
ot going to waste my time on virtual debate. That=E2=80=99s not what debati=
ng is all about</strong></span>,=E2=80=9D Trump said in an interview with M=
aria Bartiromo of Fox Business. 'You sit behind a computer and do a debate.=
It=E2=80=99s ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want.'</s=
pan></em><em><span style=3D"background-color: #ffffff;">" (<a style=3D"text=
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er">National Review</a>)</span></em></p>
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AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; b=
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ont-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt=
: 32px;">Read the full story on the <em>National Review</em></span></span><=
/a>
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's happening</str=
ong></em>: This morning the Commission on Presidential Debates -- a non-par=
tisan organization that has overseen the presidential debate series since 1=
987 -- announced next week's scheduled debate would be a virtual townhall.<=
/span></p>
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong>Their plan: President Trump and Bid=
en on video from separate locations with a live studio audience -- granted,=
a much smaller audience than normal.</strong></span></p>
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;">Normally the presidential campaigns are con=
sulted and agree to rule changes. But in this case, the commission announce=
d the change unilaterally without asking either campaign for feedback or ag=
reement.</span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's happening</str=
ong></em>: The 2020 presidential debate series were more highly anticipated=
than previous years because of the unusual campaigning due to COVID-19 -- =
in particular, Biden's low-profile, out-of-the-spotlight style since summer=
.</span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;">Whether next week's debate will happen is a=
n open question.</span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;"><strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underl=
ine; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
c%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1=
bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGh=
laGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTIwMTkyLWJpZGVuLWNhbXBhaWduLWNhbGxzLW=
Zvci10b3duLWhhbGwtdG8tYmUtbW92ZWQtYWZ0ZXItdHJ1bXAtcnVsZXMtb3V0&K=3D52UPzMgc=
g3-wY_r82bm_dQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">President Trump has indi=
cated that he'd like to host a rally, and Biden has asked for the third sch=
eduled debate on October 22 to become a townhall event instead.</a></strong=
></span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;">But it may not significantly affect the out=
come of the presidential election either way.</span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
=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"font-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; col=
or: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
YjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtA=
Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8=
yMDIwLzEwLzA3L3BvbGl0aWNzL2JhbGxvdC1yZXR1cm5zLWVhcmx5LXZvdGluZy0yMDIwLWVsZW=
N0aW9uL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw&K=3DklG3_UusuxVuR8gbdgDNIg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
noopener">More than 5 million Americans have voted already</a> due to a sha=
rp increase in early and absentee voting this year, and <strong><a style=3D=
"text-decoration: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
line/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY=
1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTA=
%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjAtYmlkZW4tdHJ1bXAtdW5kZWNpZGVkLXZvd=
GVycy1kOTVhOTUyOS1kMjg2LTRiMDAtYTA3NC0zZWMxOTUxYzYxNTkuaHRtbA&K=3DMb-ack19G=
_SYkdEpvDfRuQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Axios reported that "more=
Americans have made up their minds by this point compared with years past.=
"</a></strong></span></p>
=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"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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2<em><strong> What else to know</st=
rong></em>: Speaking of sharing policy views with the American people, <a s=
tyle=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
vote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZm=
MGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2=
U%3AMTE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucnVzaGxpbWJhdWdoLmNvbS9kYWlseS8yMDIwLzEwLzA4L3=
J1c2gtYW5ub3VuY2VzLXZpcnR1YWwtcmFkaW8tcmFsbHktd2l0aC1wcmVzaWRlbnQtdHJ1bXAv&=
K=3DrhKKHkILhof8t_RZ2V_O9g" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">President Tr=
ump will guest-host Rush Limbaugh's radio show tomorrow.</a></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>VP =
Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate last night.</strong></span></sp=
an></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"background-color: #=
ffffff;">"<span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Vice President=
Pence, moreover, generated his own string of debate highlights last night =
more or less entirely on his own terms</strong></span>. When asked a questi=
on, he used the first portion of his time to reply to whatever Kamala Harri=
s had just said before moving on to address the question at hand." (<a styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
e.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGY=
wNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3=
AMTM%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL2Nvcm5lci9taWtlLXBlbmNlL=
XNob3dlZC10cnVtcC1ob3ctdHYtZGViYXRlcy1hcmUtd29uLw&K=3D7IKcRE4lHhGctOPhw4wFz=
w" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">National Review</a>)</span></em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<a href=3D"[link removed]
e/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1Nj=
YyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTQ%3A=
%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL2Nvcm5lci9taWtlLXBlbmNlLXNob3dl=
ZC10cnVtcC1ob3ctdHYtZGViYXRlcy1hcmUtd29uLw&K=3DUNtewscv9kf4TCYF-mNeEA" targ=
et=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: non=
e; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border=
-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: a=
uto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3=
AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; pa=
dding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, He=
lvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: =
keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16=
px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; w=
ord-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on=
=C2=A0<em>National Review</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:Ar=
ial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10=
px;padding-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; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, =
sans-serif; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style><strong><em>=E2=80=
=A2 What's happening</em>: </strong>VP Mike Pence gave an outstanding =
performance in last night's vice presidential debate, <a style=3D"text-deco=
ration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%=
3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTU%3A%3AaHR0=
cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL2Nvcm5lci9taWtlLXBlbmNlLXNob3dlZC10cnV=
tcC1ob3ctdHYtZGViYXRlcy1hcmUtd29uLw&K=3DHCxOZunzL1I76p5IlkqAYA" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noopener">as this <em>National Review</em> analysis expl=
ains</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style><span style><span style=
>Though the media coverage has tried to find a flaw in VP Pence's performan=
ce, they've come up short. </span></span></span></strong><span style><=
span style><span style>Their main criticism -- that he "interrupted" Kamala=
Harris too frequently -- is sharply undercut by the fact that <a style=3D"=
text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ine/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1=
NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTY%=
3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy9saXZlLW5ld3MvdnAtZGViYXRlLWNvdm=
VyYWdlLWZhY3QtY2hlY2stMTAtMDctMjAvaF8xOTNiYTM3MmI3MjcyZjFlNjJjMThjOTNiMzk0M=
DgzNQ&K=3DSpw9kYw2TodiU7kxDogS-g" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">both c=
andidates spoke for equal time, just three seconds different in the final c=
ount</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's at stake</stro=
ng></em>: VP Pence successfully made the case, we think, that Biden and Har=
ris are hiding the details of their policies from the American people -- li=
kely for fear that their plans are much further left than the average voter=
.</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">-- <strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: und=
erline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja=
2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTc%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3c=
ucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8xMC8wNy9oYXJyaXMtZHVja3MtcXVlc3Rpb25zLWNvdX=
J0LXBhY2tpbmctNDI3NzMz&K=3DjXseCi0gNah2WWtx1Pbjvw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noopener">Harris refused to answer a question about whether Biden would "p=
ack" the Supreme Court</a></strong>, i.e. expand the number of justices pas=
t the current nine.</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">-- Although <strong>Harris said Biden would=
n't ban fracking</strong>, <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #=
0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
jgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21ha=
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zdC5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wOC90aGUtdnAtZGViYXRlLXNob3dlZC10aGUtYmlkZW4taGFycmlzLX=
RpY2tldC1oYXMtbm8tcG9saWNpZXMv&K=3Dqwd2jXYfIvN7aFFugiJ7oA" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener">there are past videos in which both call for a ban</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">-- And most tellingly, <a style=3D"text-dec=
oration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2=
%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTk%3A%3AaHR=
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dlZC10aGUtYmlkZW4taGFycmlzLXRpY2tldC1oYXMtbm8tcG9saWNpZXMv&K=3DsRlcIDVR0y5u=
BWJKsqpHeQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Harris couldn't provide spec=
ifics about how a Biden Administration response to COVID-19 would differ fr=
om President Trump's</a> -- aside from banal platitudes about science. Whic=
h, yes, we all like science.</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; col=
or: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZmVkZX=
JhbGlzdC5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8wOC90aGUtdnAtZGViYXRlLXNob3dlZC10aGUtYmlkZW4taGFyc=
mlzLXRpY2tldC1oYXMtbm8tcG9saWNpZXMv&K=3D_pg5v8dXiAWg4Hr4AYvkUA" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noopener">As this piece from The Federalist summarized</a>: "=
Biden and Harris have made very few compelling arguments about what they wo=
uld actually do in the White House. Are they a Trojan horse for the far lef=
t as many conservatives argue? Maybe. Are they actually moderates who are w=
illing to throw the nuttier ideas of the progressive base of the party unde=
r the bus? Maybe. We just don=E2=80=99t know because they just won=E2=80=99=
t say."</span></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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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>Nor=
th Carolina Senate race continues in upheaval as Dem candidate Cal Cunningh=
am uses awards night to apologize <em>again</em>.</strong></span></spa=
n></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<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"background-color: #=
ffffff;">"</span>Cunningham on Wednesday apologized to voters during his re=
marks at the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Green Tie Awards =
[...] 'Before we get into the issues that most affect this campaign, <span =
style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>I want you to hear something d=
irectly from me,' Cunningham began. 'I am deeply sorry for the hurt I have =
caused</strong></span> in my personal life and I also apologize to all of y=
ou.'<span style=3D"background-color: #ffffff;">" (<a style=3D"text-decorati=
on: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
OTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYm=
lnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6=
Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTIwMTE3LWN1bm5pbmdoYW0tdXN=
lcy1lbnZpcm9ubWVudGFsLWF3YXJkcy1ldmVuLXRvLWFwb2xvZ2l6ZS10by12b3RlcnM&K=3D8p=
CsCdDxOsZXU9LBqPa6ww" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Hill</a>)</spa=
n></em></p>
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nk" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display=
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px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width=
: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; bor=
der-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top:=
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: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=C2=A0<em>Th=
e Hill</em></span></span></a>
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px;padding-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; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, =
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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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 W=
hat's happening: </strong>The scandal surrounding Cal Cunningham, the =
Democratic candidate for Senate in North Carolina, continues to evolve. <a =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
evote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZ=
mMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc=
2U%3AMjQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL2JyZWFraW5nLWFybXktc=
mVzZXJ2ZS1sYXVuY2hlcy1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9uLWludG8tZGVtb2NyYXQtY2FsLWN1bm5pbmdo=
YW0tYXMtc2V4LXNjYW5kYWwtZXhwbG9kZXM&K=3DkByUWkIys8SGTkgs-QcEZw" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noopener">After skipping Monday and Tuesday appearances</a>, =
Cunningham publicly apologized at a Wednesday event.</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style><span style><span style=
>Cunningham first apologized last week for inappropriate text messages exch=
anged with a woman who is not his wife. </span></span></span></strong><span=
style><span style><span style>The story has continued to develop, with all=
egations that the relationship included consensual physical contact.</span>=
</span></span></span></p>
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reak: break-word; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style><span style><span s=
tyle><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"http:=
//trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTR=
jZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3=
%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjU%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudG93bmhhbGwuY29tL3RpcHNoZWV0L3JlYWdhb=
m1jY2FydGh5LzIwMjAvMTAvMDgvY3VubmluZ2hhbS1kcm9wcy1vdXQtbjI1Nzc1MDQ&K=3DLURz=
bmRUwR6CQGaCsenJnQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>The husband =
of the woman in the story has called on Cunningham to drop out</strong>, sa=
ying in part</a>: "</span></span></span></span>Mr. Cunningham chose to repe=
atedly engage in activities that would hurt his family and a fellow junior =
officer and veteran. If elected, I can only imagine how misplaced his judgm=
ent would be for the people he=E2=80=99s charged to represent...I firmly be=
lieve Mr. Cunningham should drop out of the Senate race and ask that his be=
havior and actions be reviewed under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."=
</span></p>
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reak: break-word; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style><a style=3D"text-de=
coration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ=
2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjY%3A%3AaH=
R0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL2JyZWFraW5nLWFybXktcmVzZXJ2ZS1sYXVuY=
2hlcy1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9uLWludG8tZGVtb2NyYXQtY2FsLWN1bm5pbmdoYW0tYXMtc2V4LXNj=
YW5kYWwtZXhwbG9kZXM&K=3Dnvni6-OYtIWN1sbT5ZkM1Q" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"no=
opener"><strong>Yesterday there was a report of an Army Reserve investigati=
on</strong>, though the Army Reserve has not provided any details on the in=
vestigation or its focus</a>; Cunningham is a member of the Army Reserve.</=
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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's at stake</stro=
ng></em>: The North Carolina Senate race could determine whether Republican=
s keep control of the Senate in 2021, so any update to the race is critical=
nationally.</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style>Cunningham has pledged =
to remain in the race, and he has now made a public campaign appearance, to=
o.</span></strong></span></p>
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reak: break-word; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; col=
or: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
YjIwMjgyLTliNGEzMGI4Y2Q1NTRjZWQ4YjZmMGYwNWY1NjYyMzQ2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtA=
Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjc%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudG93bmhhbG=
wuY29tL3RpcHNoZWV0L3JlYWdhbm1jY2FydGh5LzIwMjAvMTAvMDgvY3VubmluZ2hhbS1kcm9wc=
y1vdXQtbjI1Nzc1MDQ&K=3DExAbgNfKtgvRBgUoVS69zA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noo=
pener">It appears that North Carolina law would require him to remain on th=
e ballot, as Townhall reports</a>: "The state=E2=80=99s law says that the d=
eadline for candidates to exit the race is 'the first day on which military=
and overseas absentee ballots are transmitted to voters,' which would have=
been in September."</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; 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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">We'll keep you updated as this story develo=
ps.</span></p>
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[The Vote]

With 26 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know:

(1) will there be another presidential debate? President Trump: "I'm not going to waste my time on virtual debate. That's not what debating is all about." <[link removed]>

(2) VP Pence was the clear winner in last night's vice presidential debate <[link removed]>

(3) North Carolina Senate race -- one of the most expensive and most important in the country -- still in upheaval as Dem candidate apologizes for scandal again <[link removed]>

Special poll for readers of The Vote

Who won the vice presidential debate last night? <[link removed]>

Mike Pence <[link removed]>

Kamala Harris <[link removed]>

[President Trump says he won't join a virtual debate next week against Joe Biden.]

"'I’m not going to waste my time on virtual debate. That’s not what debating is all about,” Trump said in an interview with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business. 'You sit behind a computer and do a debate. It’s ridiculous, and then they cut you off whenever they want.'" (National Review <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on the National Review <[link removed]>

• What's happening: This morning the Commission on Presidential Debates -- a non-partisan organization that has overseen the presidential debate series since 1987 -- announced next week's scheduled debate would be a virtual townhall.

Their plan: President Trump and Biden on video from separate locations with a live studio audience -- granted, a much smaller audience than normal.

Normally the presidential campaigns are consulted and agree to rule changes. But in this case, the commission announced the change unilaterally without asking either campaign for feedback or agreement.

• What's happening: The 2020 presidential debate series were more highly anticipated than previous years because of the unusual campaigning due to COVID-19 -- in particular, Biden's low-profile, out-of-the-spotlight style since summer.

Whether next week's debate will happen is an open question.

President Trump has indicated that he'd like to host a rally, and Biden has asked for the third scheduled debate on October 22 to become a townhall event instead. <[link removed]>

But it may not significantly affect the outcome of the presidential election either way.

More than 5 million Americans have voted already <[link removed]> due to a sharp increase in early and absentee voting this year, and Axios reported that "more Americans have made up their minds by this point compared with years past." <[link removed]>

• What else to know: Speaking of sharing policy views with the American people, President Trump will guest-host Rush Limbaugh's radio show tomorrow. <[link removed]>

[VP Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate last night.]

"Vice President Pence, moreover, generated his own string of debate highlights last night more or less entirely on his own terms. When asked a question, he used the first portion of his time to reply to whatever Kamala Harris had just said before moving on to address the question at hand." (National Review <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on National Review <[link removed]>

• What's happening: VP Mike Pence gave an outstanding performance in last night's vice presidential debate, as this National Review analysis explains <[link removed]> .

Though the media coverage has tried to find a flaw in VP Pence's performance, they've come up short. Their main criticism -- that he "interrupted" Kamala Harris too frequently -- is sharply undercut by the fact that both candidates spoke for equal time, just three seconds different in the final count <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: VP Pence successfully made the case, we think, that Biden and Harris are hiding the details of their policies from the American people -- likely for fear that their plans are much further left than the average voter.

-- Harris refused to answer a question about whether Biden would "pack" the Supreme Court <[link removed]> , i.e. expand the number of justices past the current nine.

-- Although Harris said Biden wouldn't ban fracking, there are past videos in which both call for a ban <[link removed]> .

-- And most tellingly, Harris couldn't provide specifics about how a Biden Administration response to COVID-19 would differ from President Trump's <[link removed]> -- aside from banal platitudes about science. Which, yes, we all like science.

As this piece from The Federalist summarized <[link removed]> : "Biden and Harris have made very few compelling arguments about what they would actually do in the White House. Are they a Trojan horse for the far left as many conservatives argue? Maybe. Are they actually moderates who are willing to throw the nuttier ideas of the progressive base of the party under the bus? Maybe. We just don’t know because they just won’t say."

[North Carolina Senate race continues in upheaval as Dem candidate Cal Cunningham uses awards night to apologize again.]

"Cunningham on Wednesday apologized to voters during his remarks at the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Green Tie Awards [...] 'Before we get into the issues that most affect this campaign, I want you to hear something directly from me,' Cunningham began. 'I am deeply sorry for the hurt I have caused in my personal life and I also apologize to all of you.'" (The Hill <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The scandal surrounding Cal Cunningham, the Democratic candidate for Senate in North Carolina, continues to evolve. After skipping Monday and Tuesday appearances <[link removed]> , Cunningham publicly apologized at a Wednesday event.

Cunningham first apologized last week for inappropriate text messages exchanged with a woman who is not his wife. The story has continued to develop, with allegations that the relationship included consensual physical contact.

The husband of the woman in the story has called on Cunningham to drop out, saying in part <[link removed]> : "Mr. Cunningham chose to repeatedly engage in activities that would hurt his family and a fellow junior officer and veteran. If elected, I can only imagine how misplaced his judgment would be for the people he’s charged to represent...I firmly believe Mr. Cunningham should drop out of the Senate race and ask that his behavior and actions be reviewed under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

Yesterday there was a report of an Army Reserve investigation, though the Army Reserve has not provided any details on the investigation or its focus <[link removed]> ; Cunningham is a member of the Army Reserve.

• What's at stake: The North Carolina Senate race could determine whether Republicans keep control of the Senate in 2021, so any update to the race is critical nationally.

Cunningham has pledged to remain in the race, and he has now made a public campaign appearance, too.

It appears that North Carolina law would require him to remain on the ballot, as Townhall reports <[link removed]> : "The state’s law says that the deadline for candidates to exit the race is 'the first day on which military and overseas absentee ballots are transmitted to voters,' which would have been in September."

We'll keep you updated as this story develops.

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