Subject: Debate moderator's seemingly anti-Trump tweet blamed on hacker

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	Debate moderator's seemingly anti-Trump tweet blamed on hacker
Date	October 9, 2020 5:56 PM

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[The Vote]

With 25 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know=
:

(1) Pelosi introduces Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the=
Powers and Duties of Office -- which could let Congress activate the 25th =
Amendment <[link removed]
nt-from-office>
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(2) seemingly anti-Trump tweet from upcoming debate moderator is deleted a=
nd blamed on a hacker <[link removed]
l-debate-chairman-moderator-was-hacked-when-asking-scaramucci-for-anti-trum=
p-advice/>
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(3) North Carolina Senate race scandal continues, GOP strategist: "It chan=
ges our potential for winning this race" and keeping the Senate majority <h=
ttps://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/09/cunningham-scandal-rocks-battle-for=
-senate-428091>

[Speaker Pelosi introduces legislation for a new commission to evaluate pre=
sident's "presidential capacity" and potentially invoke the 25th Amendment.=
]

"'House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Fr=
iday announced legislation that would create a commission to rule on a pres=
ident's fitness for office and enable Congress to attempt to oust any presi=
dent deemed unfit under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution." (The Blaze=
<[link removed]
ffice> )

Read the full story on The Blaze <[link removed]
ission-removing-president-from-office>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: After telling reporters yesterday that she'd d=
iscuss the 25th Amendment today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced new =
legislation that would create a commission to determine whether the preside=
nt is able to hold office or whether the president should be removed under =
the 25th Amendment.
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Speaker Pelosi has claimed this isn't about President Trump ... but any re=
asonable person would object to that. The Speaker has spent this week criti=
cizing President Trump for "erratic behavior" and saying "there should be a=
n intervention" from White House staff. <[link removed]
cy-pelosi-says-white-house-staff-should-stage-an-intervention-because-somet=
hings-wrong-with-president>
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For background --
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-- The 25th Amendment was added to the Constitution after the assassinatio=
n of President Kennedy.
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-- Among the amendment's provisions (read them all here <[link removed]
ornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxv> ), it establishes that:
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> the Vice President becomes president if the President is no longer able =
to hold office
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> if the VP and the majority of the presidential cabinet present to Congre=
ss "written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the power=
s and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the=
powers and duties of the office as Acting President"
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-- The new commission included in the legislation that Speaker Pelosi anno=
unced today would determine whether the president is able to discharge the =
duties of the office, i.e. if a president is able to serve in the role.
=20
-- The House (currently controlled by Democrats) would name the members to=
the commission. Those selected could include "physicians, psychiatrists an=
d retired public officials like former presidents and Cabinet secretaries,"=
the Daily Wire reported from The Hill <[link removed]
y-nancy-wants-a-coup-trump-gop-fire-back-at-pelosi-over-25th-amendment-meet=
ing> .
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Just when you thought you'd seen it all, the 20=
20 political process brings a new surprise.
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(1) It is highly unlikely that this legislation will become law. Although =
it would likely pass the Democratic House, there's little chance it would b=
e taken up by the Republican Senate -- and, we bet, even less chance that P=
resident Trump would sign it if it came to his desk.
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(2) Beware Democrats bearing plans for non-partisan commissions. You've se=
en how they responded to President Trump's appointment of a third Supreme C=
ourt Justice: a relentless focus on "packing," i.e. increasing the number o=
f justices, on the Court.
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It's highly unlikely this would be a neutral commission; instead, it would=
at best likely skew center-left -- and if it didn't, Democrats would prote=
st and likely find a way to circumvent their own creation.
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(3) Bottom line, in our opinion: this is a cynical Democratic power play, =
not a move for the good of America. We struggle to take seriously anyone wh=
o suggests otherwise.

[Upcoming debate moderator's seemingly anti-Trump tweet is now deleted, bei=
ng blamed on a hacker.]

"The report comes the day after Scully tagged Scaramucci in a now-deleted T=
witter post cryptically asking him for advice on whether to 'respond to Tru=
mp' just days before the next debate was scheduled to be held. The former W=
hite House communications director who was fired 10 days after his appointm=
ent for criticizing the Trump administration responded to the tweet, encour=
aging Scully to 'ignore' Trump because 'he is having a hard enough time' an=
d 'some more bad stuff about to go down.'" (The Federalist <[link removed]
federalist.com/2020/10/09/presidential-debate-chairman-moderator-was-hacked=
-when-asking-scaramucci-for-anti-trump-advice/> )

Read the full story on The Federalist <[link removed]
0/09/presidential-debate-chairman-moderator-was-hacked-when-asking-scaramuc=
ci-for-anti-trump-advice/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The Twitter account of Steve Scully of C-SPAN,=
an upcoming presidential debate moderator, posted a tweet directed to Anth=
ony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, asking for =
what seemed like anti-Trump tactics.
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But now the tweet is being blamed on a hacker, though as journalist Mollie=
Hemingway of The Federalist noted on Twitter <[link removed]
m/2020/10/09/presidential-debate-chairman-moderator-was-hacked-when-asking-=
scaramucci-for-anti-trump-advice/> : "Wow, that would be huge news if it we=
re true. And what a bizarre thing for a hacker to tweet. What evidence in s=
upport of this claim did CPD Co-Chair Frank Fahrenkopf offer?"
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: First, this comes as the debate commission face=
s criticism from the Trump campaign for unilaterally changing the rules of =
the debate and proposing a virtual debate for next week.
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Second -- even if it is a social media account attack -- the incident bols=
ters the complaints of President Trump and his supporters that the first de=
bate was unfair to him.

[North Carolina Senate race scandal continues with Senate GOP majority pote=
ntially at stake.]

"'The whole premise of Cal Cunningham=E2=80=99s campaign has imploded over =
the past four days. So clearly it=E2=80=99s going to be a factor,' Tillis s=
aid. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m not going to call on him to get out of the race. =
I=E2=80=99m calling on him to be transparent and provide a full explanation=
.'" (POLITICO <[link removed]
rocks-battle-for-senate-428091> )

Read the full story on=C2=A0POLITICO <[link removed]
0/09/cunningham-scandal-rocks-battle-for-senate-428091>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The scandal in the North Carolina Senate race =
is now receiving more national media attention, with stories in POLITICO (l=
inked above) and the Wall Street Journal <[link removed]
dal-upends-final-weeks-of-pivotal-north-carolina-senate-race-11602258252> o=
ut today.
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-- Although he is trying to duck the press <[link removed]
ocrats/cal-cunningham-stonewalls-press-on-sex-scandal/> , Cal Cunningham is=
back on the campaign trail. He skipped events on Monday and Tuesday but pu=
blicly apologized on Wednesday.
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-- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) didn't comment when asked, but he turned repo=
rters' attention to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee -- which h=
as put an additional $3 million into the race to support Cunningham <https:=
//www.dailycaller.com/2020/10/08/democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee-d=
scc-3-million-cal-cunningham-senate-affair-sexting-scandal/> .
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-- The campaign Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), the incumbent and Cunningham's op=
ponent, is now running TV ads that highlight the story.
=20
-- Sen. Tillis is currently off the campaign trail as he recovers from COV=
ID-19.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: The North Carolina Senate race is critical for =
determining which party will have control of the Senate next year -- and th=
is scandal has up-ended the race.
=20
As POLITICO explains <[link removed]
scandal-rocks-battle-for-senate-428091> : "Steven Law, who runs Senate Lead=
ership Fund, the powerful super PAC closely aligned with McConnell, concede=
d the race had 'kind of frozen into place with a gap in polling between Til=
lis and Cunningham.' But now he sees a shake-up."
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Cunningham has pledged to remain in the race, as it appears North Carolina=
law would require anyway.
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As Townhall reports <[link removed]
/10/08/cunningham-drops-out-n2577504> : "The state=E2=80=99s law says that =
the deadline for candidates to exit the race is 'the first day on which mil=
itary and overseas absentee ballots are transmitted to voters,' which would=
have been in September."
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We'll keep you updated as this story develops.

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h 25 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know:</=
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he Powers and Duties of Office -- which could <strong>let Congress activate=
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ce scandal continues,<strong> GOP strategist: "It changes our potential for=
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Spe=
aker Pelosi introduces legislation for a new commission to evaluate preside=
nt's "presidential capacity" and potentially invoke the 25th Amendment.</st=
rong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"background-color: #=
ffffff;">"'House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-M=
d.) on Friday announced <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>=
legislation that would create a commission to rule on a president's fitness=
for office and enable Congress to attempt to oust any president deemed unf=
it</strong></span> under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution."</span></e=
m><em><span style=3D"background-color: #ffffff;"> (<a style=3D"text-decorat=
ion: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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=3D"noopener">The Blaze</a>)</span></em></p>
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tyle=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-=
block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on The Blaze</span></s=
pan></a>
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ze: 12px; color: #393d47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
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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"font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's happening</str=
ong></em>: </span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">After telling reporters =
yesterday that she'd discuss the 25th Amendment today, <strong>Speaker Nanc=
y Pelosi (D-CA) announced new legislation that would create a commission</s=
trong> to determine whether the president is able to hold office or <strong=
>whether the president should be removed under the 25th Amendment</strong>.=
</span></p>
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ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">&=
nbsp;</p>
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ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong>Speaker Pelosi has claimed this isn=
't about President Trump ... but any reasonable person would object to that=
</strong>. <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D=
"[link removed]
GFlZjQzNjdhYjY2YTdmYzk1MDNlMWJm%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2Mj=
gxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL25hbmN5=
LXBlbG9zaS1zYXlzLXdoaXRlLWhvdXNlLXN0YWZmLXNob3VsZC1zdGFnZS1hbi1pbnRlcnZlbnR=
pb24tYmVjYXVzZS1zb21ldGhpbmdzLXdyb25nLXdpdGgtcHJlc2lkZW50&K=3DsUA6mvTx8nzSt=
dClkZihJA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Speaker has spent this we=
ek criticizing President Trump for "erratic behavior" and saying "there sho=
uld be an intervention" from White House staff.</a></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;">&=
nbsp;</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;"><=
strong>For background --</strong></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;">&=
nbsp;</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;">-- The 25th Amendment was added to the Cons=
titution after the assassination of President Kennedy.</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;">&=
nbsp;</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;"><=
strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">-- Among the amendment's provisions=
(<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
rk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgzLWU2NGY2N2JhOGFlZjQzNj=
dhYjY2YTdmYzk1MDNlMWJm%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3A=
ZmFsc2U%3ANg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGF3LmNvcm5lbGwuZWR1L2NvbnN0aXR1dGlvbi9hb=
WVuZG1lbnR4eHY&K=3DwF4aUCytTVmDIWnaYSwqKQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopene=
r">read them all here</a>), it establishes that:</span></strong></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;">&=
nbsp;</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;">> the Vice President becomes president if t=
he President is no longer able to hold office</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;">&=
nbsp;</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;">> if the VP and the majority of the preside=
ntial cabinet present to Congress "written declaration that the President i=
s unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice Preside=
nt shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting P=
resident"</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;">&=
nbsp;</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>The new commission included in t=
he legislation that Speaker Pelosi announced today would determine whether =
the president is able to discharge the duties of the office</strong>, i.e. =
if a president is able to serve in the role.</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>The House (currently controlled =
by Democrats) would name the members to the commission</strong>. Those sele=
cted could include "physicians, psychiatrists and retired public officials =
like former presidents and Cabinet secretaries," <a style=3D"text-decoratio=
n: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
TkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgzLWU2NGY2N2JhOGFlZjQzNjdhYjY2YTdmYzk1MDNlMWJm%3AYml=
namFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly=
93d3cuZGFpbHl3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL2NyYXp5LW5hbmN5LXdhbnRzLWEtY291cC10cnVtcC1nb=
3AtZmlyZS1iYWNrLWF0LXBlbG9zaS1vdmVyLTI1dGgtYW1lbmRtZW50LW1lZXRpbmc&K=3DTbyQ=
dkAEHA2dM54qrw-JBA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">the Daily Wire repor=
ted from <em>The Hill</em></a>.</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;">&=
nbsp;</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 at stake</stro=
ng></em><strong>:</strong> Just when you thought you'd seen it all, the 202=
0 political process brings a new surprise.</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;">&=
nbsp;</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;">(1) </span><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;">It is highly unlikely that this legislation will become law. </spa=
n></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">Although it would likely pass t=
he Democratic House, there's little chance it would be taken up by the Repu=
blican Senate -- and, we bet, even less chance that President Trump would s=
ign it if it came to his desk.</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;">&=
nbsp;</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;">(2) </span><strong style=3D"font-family: in=
herit; background-color: transparent;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">Bew=
are Democrats bearing plans for non-partisan commissions.</span></strong><s=
pan style=3D"font-size: 14px;"> You've seen how they responded to President=
Trump's appointment of a third Supreme Court Justice: a relentless focus o=
n "packing," i.e. increasing the number of justices, on the Court.</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;">&=
nbsp;</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;">It's highly unlikely this would be a neutra=
l commission; instead, it would at best likely skew center-left -- and if i=
t didn't, Democrats would protest and likely find a way to circumvent their=
own creation.</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;">&=
nbsp;</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;">(3) <strong>Bottom line, in our opinion: th=
is is a cynical Democratic power play, not a move for the good of America</=
strong>. We struggle to take seriously anyone who suggests otherwise.</span=
></p>
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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>Upc=
oming debate moderator's seemingly anti-Trump tweet is now deleted, being b=
lamed on a hacker.</strong></span></span></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=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>The report comes the <span style=3D"background-color: #fff=
f99;"><strong>day after Scully tagged Scaramucci in a now-deleted Twitter p=
ost cryptically asking him for advice on whether to 'respond to Trump'</str=
ong></span> just days before the next debate was scheduled to be held. The =
former White House communications director who was fired 10 days after his =
appointment for criticizing the Trump administration responded to the tweet=
, encouraging Scully to 'ignore' Trump because 'he is having a hard enough =
time' and 'some more bad stuff about to go down.'" <span style=3D"backgroun=
d-color: #ffffff;">(<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;=
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sDNPWgqvv-s8wCi4swVQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Federalist</a>=
)</span></em></p>
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ius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1p=
x solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid =
#3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: =
5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:=
center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"paddin=
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style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-=
height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on The Federalist</span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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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, =
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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><em>=E2=80=
=A2 What's happening</em>: </strong>The Twitter account of Steve Scully of =
C-SPAN, an upcoming presidential debate moderator, posted a tweet directed =
to Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, aski=
ng for what seemed like anti-Trump tactics.</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-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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style><span style><span style=
>But now the tweet is being blamed on a hacker, </span></span></span></stro=
ng><span style><span style><span style><a style=3D"text-decoration: underli=
ne; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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">though as journalist Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist noted on Twitter<=
/a></span></span></span><span style><span style><span style>: "Wow, that wo=
uld be huge news if it were true. And what a bizarre thing for a hacker to =
tweet. What evidence in support of this claim did CPD Co-Chair Frank Fahren=
kopf offer?"</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-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-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>: </span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>First, </span=
>this comes as the debate commission faces criticism from the Trump campaig=
n for unilaterally changing the rules of the debate and proposing a virtual=
debate for next week.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; 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;">Second -- even if it is a social media acco=
unt attack -- the incident bolsters the complaints of President Trump and h=
is supporters that the first debate was unfair to him.</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>Nor=
th Carolina Senate race scandal continues with Senate GOP majority potentia=
lly at stake.</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>
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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 style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>The whole pre=
mise of Cal Cunningham=E2=80=99s campaign has imploded over the past four d=
ays. So clearly it=E2=80=99s going to be a factor,' Tillis said</strong></s=
pan>. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m not going to call on him to get out of the race.=
I=E2=80=99m calling on him to be transparent and provide a full explanatio=
n.'"</span><span style=3D"background-color: #ffffff;"> (<a style=3D"te=
xt-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
e/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgzLWU2NGY2N2JhOGFlZjQzNjdhYjY2YTdmYzk1MD=
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%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8xMC8wOS9jdW5uaW5naGFtLXNj=
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" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">POLITICO</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>
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GZg" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decora=
tion: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE=
0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px;=
width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px=
solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3=
AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica=
Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; wor=
d-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;fon=
t-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-hei=
ght: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full s=
tory on=C2=A0POLITICO</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>=E2=80=A2 <=
em>What's happening</em>: </strong>The scandal in the North Carolina S=
enate race is now receiving more national media attention, with stories in =
POLITICO (linked above) and <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: =
#0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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RpY2xlcy9zY2FuZGFsLXVwZW5kcy1maW5hbC13ZWVrcy1vZi1waXZvdGFsLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9sa=
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blank" rel=3D"noopener">the <em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> out today.</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; 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=
-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgzLWU2NGY2N2JhOGFlZjQzNjdhYjY2YTdmYzk1MDNl=
MWJm%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTY%3A%3=
AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vZGVtb2NyYXRzL2NhbC1jdW5uaW5naGFtLXN0b2=
5ld2FsbHMtcHJlc3Mtb24tc2V4LXNjYW5kYWwv&K=3DUPrArx-pd63d_E-S-2hzQQ" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Although he is trying to duck the press</a>, <=
strong>Cal Cunningham is back on the campaign trail. </strong>He skipp=
ed events on Monday and Tuesday but publicly apologized on Wednesday.</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-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-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style>-- <strong>Sen. Chu=
ck Schumer (D-NY) didn't comment when asked</strong>, but he turned reporte=
rs' attention to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee -- <a style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjgzLWU2NGY2N2JhOGFlZjQzNjdhYjY2YTdm=
Yzk1MDNlMWJm%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3A=
MTc%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHljYWxsZXIuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDgvZGVtb2NyYXRpYy=
1zZW5hdG9yaWFsLWNhbXBhaWduLWNvbW1pdHRlZS1kc2NjLTMtbWlsbGlvbi1jYWwtY3VubmluZ=
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target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">which has put an additional $3 million i=
nto the race to support Cunningham</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;">-- The campaign Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), th=
e incumbent and Cunningham's opponent, is now running TV ads that highlight=
the story.</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;">-- Sen. Tillis is currently off the campaig=
n trail as he recovers from COVID-19.</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 is critical for determining which =
party will have control of the Senate next year -- and this scandal has up-=
ended the race.</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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und, the powerful super PAC closely aligned with McConnell, conceded the ra=
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Cunningham.' <strong>But now he sees a shake-up</strong>."</span></p>
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[The Vote]

With 25 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know:

(1) Pelosi introduces Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office -- which could let Congress activate the 25th Amendment <[link removed]>

(2) seemingly anti-Trump tweet from upcoming debate moderator is deleted and blamed on a hacker <[link removed]>

(3) North Carolina Senate race scandal continues, GOP strategist: "It changes our potential for winning this race" and keeping the Senate majority <[link removed]>

[Speaker Pelosi introduces legislation for a new commission to evaluate president's "presidential capacity" and potentially invoke the 25th Amendment.]

"'House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday announced legislation that would create a commission to rule on a president's fitness for office and enable Congress to attempt to oust any president deemed unfit under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution." (The Blaze <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: After telling reporters yesterday that she'd discuss the 25th Amendment today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced new legislation that would create a commission to determine whether the president is able to hold office or whether the president should be removed under the 25th Amendment.

Speaker Pelosi has claimed this isn't about President Trump ... but any reasonable person would object to that. The Speaker has spent this week criticizing President Trump for "erratic behavior" and saying "there should be an intervention" from White House staff. <[link removed]>

For background --

-- The 25th Amendment was added to the Constitution after the assassination of President Kennedy.

-- Among the amendment's provisions (read them all here <[link removed]> ), it establishes that:

> the Vice President becomes president if the President is no longer able to hold office

> if the VP and the majority of the presidential cabinet present to Congress "written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President"

-- The new commission included in the legislation that Speaker Pelosi announced today would determine whether the president is able to discharge the duties of the office, i.e. if a president is able to serve in the role.

-- The House (currently controlled by Democrats) would name the members to the commission. Those selected could include "physicians, psychiatrists and retired public officials like former presidents and Cabinet secretaries," the Daily Wire reported from The Hill <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: Just when you thought you'd seen it all, the 2020 political process brings a new surprise.

(1) It is highly unlikely that this legislation will become law. Although it would likely pass the Democratic House, there's little chance it would be taken up by the Republican Senate -- and, we bet, even less chance that President Trump would sign it if it came to his desk.

(2) Beware Democrats bearing plans for non-partisan commissions. You've seen how they responded to President Trump's appointment of a third Supreme Court Justice: a relentless focus on "packing," i.e. increasing the number of justices, on the Court.

It's highly unlikely this would be a neutral commission; instead, it would at best likely skew center-left -- and if it didn't, Democrats would protest and likely find a way to circumvent their own creation.

(3) Bottom line, in our opinion: this is a cynical Democratic power play, not a move for the good of America. We struggle to take seriously anyone who suggests otherwise.

[Upcoming debate moderator's seemingly anti-Trump tweet is now deleted, being blamed on a hacker.]

"The report comes the day after Scully tagged Scaramucci in a now-deleted Twitter post cryptically asking him for advice on whether to 'respond to Trump' just days before the next debate was scheduled to be held. The former White House communications director who was fired 10 days after his appointment for criticizing the Trump administration responded to the tweet, encouraging Scully to 'ignore' Trump because 'he is having a hard enough time' and 'some more bad stuff about to go down.'" (The Federalist <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The Twitter account of Steve Scully of C-SPAN, an upcoming presidential debate moderator, posted a tweet directed to Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, asking for what seemed like anti-Trump tactics.

But now the tweet is being blamed on a hacker, though as journalist Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist noted on Twitter <[link removed]> : "Wow, that would be huge news if it were true. And what a bizarre thing for a hacker to tweet. What evidence in support of this claim did CPD Co-Chair Frank Fahrenkopf offer?"

• What's at stake: First, this comes as the debate commission faces criticism from the Trump campaign for unilaterally changing the rules of the debate and proposing a virtual debate for next week.

Second -- even if it is a social media account attack -- the incident bolsters the complaints of President Trump and his supporters that the first debate was unfair to him.

[North Carolina Senate race scandal continues with Senate GOP majority potentially at stake.]

"'The whole premise of Cal Cunningham’s campaign has imploded over the past four days. So clearly it’s going to be a factor,' Tillis said. “I’m not going to call on him to get out of the race. I’m calling on him to be transparent and provide a full explanation.'" (POLITICO <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The scandal in the North Carolina Senate race is now receiving more national media attention, with stories in POLITICO (linked above) and the Wall Street Journal <[link removed]> out today.

-- Although he is trying to duck the press <[link removed]> , Cal Cunningham is back on the campaign trail. He skipped events on Monday and Tuesday but publicly apologized on Wednesday.

-- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) didn't comment when asked, but he turned reporters' attention to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee -- which has put an additional $3 million into the race to support Cunningham <[link removed]> .

-- The campaign Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), the incumbent and Cunningham's opponent, is now running TV ads that highlight the story.

-- Sen. Tillis is currently off the campaign trail as he recovers from COVID-19.

• What's at stake: The North Carolina Senate race is critical for determining which party will have control of the Senate next year -- and this scandal has up-ended the race.

As POLITICO explains <[link removed]> : "Steven Law, who runs Senate Leadership Fund, the powerful super PAC closely aligned with McConnell, conceded the race had 'kind of frozen into place with a gap in polling between Tillis and Cunningham.' But now he sees a shake-up."

Cunningham has pledged to remain in the race, as it appears North Carolina law would require anyway.

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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