Subject: Last-minute debate changes (again!) -- and Pres. Trump responds

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	Last-minute debate changes (again!) -- and Pres. Trump responds
Date	October 20, 2020 6:01 PM

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[The Vote]

With 14 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know=
:

(1) debate commission makes last-minute changes ahead of Thursday night <h=
ttps://www.dailycaller.com/2020/10/19/debate-donald-trump-joe-biden-microph=
ones-muted/> -- and President Trump speaks his mind in response <[link removed]
w.foxnews.com/politics/trump-slams-debate-moderator-kristen-welker>
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(2) Biden campaign removes retired general from video after reportedly ref=
using his first request to not be used in the ad <[link removed]
news/2020/10/19/biden-campaign-removed-retired-general-ad-430189>
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(3) NC Democratic governor seems to be caught on hot mic reassuring Biden =
that Cal Cunningham -- in the midst of an embarrassing personal scandal -- =
will "get across the line" <[link removed]
-biden-hot-mic-cal-cunningham>
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[On the campaign trail today]
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President Trump will hold a campaign rally in Pennsylvania today <[link removed]
ww.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-harris-pence-campaign-trail-october-20>=
, while Joe Biden is still off the campaign trail until the next president=
ial debate on Thursday night.

[The debate commission makes last-minute changes ahead of Thursday night's =
Trump-Biden event. President Trump doesn't hold back in his response.]

"'President Trump is committed to debating Joe Biden regardless of last min=
ute rule changes from the biased commission in their latest attempt to prov=
ide advantage to their favored candidate,' Bill Stepien, Trump=E2=80=99s ca=
mpaign manager, said in a statement." (Daily Caller <[link removed]
r.com/2020/10/19/debate-donald-trump-joe-biden-microphones-muted/> )

Read the full story on the Daily Caller <[link removed]
/10/19/we-gamed-out-the-2020-election-and-found-our-constitution-can-handle=
-the-madness/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The presidential debate commission announced s=
ignificant last-minute changes to the rules for this week's event:
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(1) candidates' mics will be muted for the first two minutes of the other'=
s answer
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(2) the topics will not focus on foreign policy, as was originally schedul=
ed
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: First, this is yet another last-minute, unpopul=
ar decision from the presidential debate commission, which has largely esca=
ped headlines (or much notice!) in previous election years.
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President Trump and his campaign haven't hesitated to describe this as unf=
air.
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The Trump campaign's response to the debate commission was sharp, with the=
bolding and emphasis our own: "Sadly, this is not the first time the Commi=
ssion has ceded to the wishes of the Biden campaign. Despite the obvious fa=
ct that millions of Americans began casting votes early this year, the Comm=
ission steadfastly refused to move the debate schedule earlier or add anoth=
er event, simply because the Biden campaign objected. In this example, the =
Commission hid behind Biden=E2=80=99s unwillingness to be flexible with the=
schedule but has not hesitated to act unilaterally in other cases."
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And President Trump described the debate moderator for Thursday night as "=
terrible" and "totally partisan." <[link removed]
lams-debate-moderator-kristen-welker>
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Of course, the commission's unpopular choices -- and President Trump's cri=
ticism of the moderator -- are underscored by the second debate moderator S=
teve Scully lying about his Twitter account being hacked <[link removed]
ws.com/politics/c-span-suspends-steve-scully-indefinitely-after-he-admits-h=
e-lied-about-his-twitter-being-hacked> after he sent what appeared to be an=
anti-Trump tweet.
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Second, the lack of focus on foreign policy is disappointing for the Ameri=
can people.
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The announced topics largely go over topics that previous debates already =
covered <[link removed]
trump/index.html> , including COVID-19 response, race in America, climate c=
hange, American families, and leadership.

[Biden campaign removes retired general from video after reportedly refusin=
g his first request for image to be removed.]

"Retired Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who led the anti-ISIS fight from 2015 to=
2016, wrote on LinkedIn over the weekend that 'a number of people' believe=
he had endorsed Joe Biden for president after the campaign released a vide=
o this month showing images of the officer with Biden in Iraq. 'I'm not a p=
olitical person, but this isn't about just me. I object to the use of ANY m=
ilitary personnel in uniform in political ads - full stop,' he wrote in the=
post, which has since been deleted." (POLITICO <[link removed]
ews/2020/10/19/biden-campaign-removed-retired-general-ad-430189> )

Read the full story on POLITICO <[link removed]
iden-campaign-removed-retired-general-ad-430189>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Joe Biden's campaign will remove images of a r=
etired military leader from one of its online videos after he wrote a state=
ment addressing the video on his LinkedIn account this past weekend.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: First, it seems that his image should not have =
been used in the first place.
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As POLITICO reported <[link removed]
ign-removed-retired-general-ad-430189> : "MacFarland wrote that when he fir=
st asked to remove his photo, the campaign told him it was legal because of=
both the disclaimer and the fact that MacFarland=E2=80=99s name tape on hi=
s uniform was blurred. 'Nobody asked permission to use my image. My request=
to remove it was denied,' wrote MacFarland, who retired from the military =
in 2018. 'Let=E2=80=99s keep the military out of politics and vice versa. I=
think our country will be better off if we do.'"
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Second, as the Washington Free Beacon reported <[link removed]
/2020-election/biden-campaign-pulls-ad-after-military-leader-says-his-image=
-was-used-without-permission/> : "This is not the first time Democrats have=
run afoul of concerns about civil-military relations during this year's el=
ection cycle. Earlier this month, Military Times reported that the Army dis=
ciplined the supervisor of two Army Reserve soldiers who flanked American S=
amoa Democratic Party leaders during a 2020 Democratic National Convention =
video."

[NC Democratic governor seems to be caught on hot mic reassuring Biden that=
Cal Cunningham -- in the midst of an embarrassing personal scandal -- will=
"get across the line."]

"North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper appeared to call Senate candidate Cal Cunni=
ngham's scandal 'frustrating,' but predicted his campaign would 'get across=
the line' during a conversation with Democratic presidential nominee Joe B=
iden that was caught on a hot mic on Monday. 'Thanks for coming out, you di=
dn't have to do this,' Biden told Cooper, a Democrat." (Fox News <[link removed]
ww.foxnews.com/politics/roy-cooper-joe-biden-hot-mic-cal-cunningham> )

Read the full story on Fox News <[link removed]
er-joe-biden-hot-mic-cal-cunningham>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: You can watch (and listen!) to the video yours=
elf here. <[link removed]
al-cunningham>
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As a reader from The Vote, you likely know the background already: Cal Cun=
ningham, the Democratic candidate for Senate in North Carolina, faced an em=
barrassing personal scandal recently (he admitted to romantic text messages=
with a woman who was not his wife) <[link removed]
ign/520396-cunningham-dodges-questions-about-affair-amid-text-message-scand=
al> -- and committed to stay in the race.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: North Carolina is a key state for the 2020 pres=
idential election, and the Senate race could determine whether Republicans =
keep control of the Senate.
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That's likely why national Democrats have declined to speak against Cunnin=
gham or urge him to drop out of the race. The Democratic Senatorial Campaig=
n Committee even spent an "additional $3 million" on ads. <[link removed]
ews.com/politics/cal-cunningham-investigation-dscc-arlene-guzman-todd>
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Still, the race is currently within the margin of error in the polls, mean=
ing the candidates are running neck and neck <[link removed]
ews/campaign-polls/521837-cunningham-tillis-locked-in-tight-race-in-north-c=
arolina-poll> .
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And, as The Hill notes <[link removed]
1837-cunningham-tillis-locked-in-tight-race-in-north-carolina-poll> : "Abou=
t a quarter of likely voters felt that the recent news of Cunningham=E2=80=
=99s affair was important to their decision."

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cmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXR=
pY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8xMC8xOS9iaWRlbi1jYW1wYWlnbi1yZW1vdmVkLXJldGlyZWQtZ2=
VuZXJhbC1hZC00MzAxODk&K=3DM6d4xhfqiIyk4kvsVhPm5g" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
noopener">Biden campaign removes retired general from video after repo=
rtedly refusing his first request to not be used in the ad</a></span></p>
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reak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
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reak: break-word; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">(3) <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline;=
color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
MDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdh=
cmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94bmV=
3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3Mvcm95LWNvb3Blci1qb2UtYmlkZW4taG90LW1pYy1jYWwtY3VubmluZ2=
hhbQ&K=3Dz9M9cnCsde6acf5QsZJfOA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">NC Demo=
cratic governor seems to be caught on hot mic reassuring Biden that Cal Cun=
ningham -- in the midst of an embarrassing personal scandal -- will "get ac=
ross the line"</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;"><strong>On the campaign trail today</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]
YjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtA=
Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94bmV3cy5=
jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4taGFycmlzLXBlbmNlLWNhbXBhaWduLXRyYWlsLW9jdG=
9iZXItMjA&K=3DV5nAOgx_U6hYnJWtR8OIvQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Pr=
esident Trump will hold a campaign rally in Pennsylvania today</a>, while J=
oe Biden is <em>still</em> off the campaign trail until the next presidenti=
al debate on Thursday night.</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>The=
debate commission makes last-minute changes ahead of Thursday night's Trum=
p-Biden event. President Trump doesn't hold back in his response.</strong><=
/span></span></p>
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ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
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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>President Tru=
mp is committed to debating Joe Biden regardless of last minute rule change=
s from the biased commission</strong></span> in their latest attempt to pro=
vide advantage to their favored candidate,' Bill Stepien, Trump=E2=80=99s c=
ampaign manager, said in a statement." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: u=
nderline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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el=3D"noopener">Daily Caller</a>)</span></em></p>
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lid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAE=
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ize:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height=
: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full stor=
y on the Daily Caller</span></span></a>
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ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
em><strong>=E2=80=A2 What's happening</strong></em>: The presidential debat=
e commission announced significant last-minute changes to the rules for thi=
s week's event:</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;">(=
1) <strong>candidates' mics will be muted</strong> for the first two minute=
s of the other's answer</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;">(=
2) the topics will <strong><em>not</em> focus on foreign policy</stron=
g>, as was originally scheduled</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>
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ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;">=
=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's at stake: </strong></em>First, this is ye=
t another last-minute, unpopular decision from the presidential debate comm=
ission, which has largely escaped headlines (or much notice!) in previous e=
lection years.</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>President Trump and his campaign haven't hesitated to describe this =
as unfair.</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;">T=
he Trump campaign's response to the debate commission was sharp, with the b=
olding and emphasis our own: "<strong>Sadly, this is not the first time the=
Commission has ceded to the wishes of the Biden campaign</strong>. Despite=
the obvious fact that millions of Americans began casting votes early this=
year, the Commission steadfastly refused to move the debate schedule earli=
er or add another event, simply because the Biden campaign objected. In thi=
s example, the <strong>Commission hid behind Biden=E2=80=99s unwillingness =
to be flexible with the schedule but has not hesitated to act unilaterally =
in other cases</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>
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ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiN=
zUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmF=
sc2U%3ANw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94bmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtc2xhbXMt=
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et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">And President Trump described the debate mod=
erator for Thursday night as "terrible" and "totally partisan."</a></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;">O=
f course, the commission's unpopular choices -- and President Trump's criti=
cism of the moderator -- are underscored by the <a style=3D"text-decoration=
: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
kyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmln=
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RlZmluaXRlbHktYWZ0ZXItaGUtYWRtaXRzLWhlLWxpZWQtYWJvdXQtaGlzLXR3aXR0ZXItYmVpb=
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second debate moderator Steve Scully lying about his Twitter account being =
hacked</a> after he sent what appeared to be an anti-Trump tweet.</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;">S=
econd, <strong>the lack of focus on foreign policy is disappointing for the=
American people</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;"><=
a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #8a3b8f;" href=3D"[link removed]
thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiN=
zUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmF=
sc2U%3AOQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIwLzEwLzE2L3BvbGl0aWNzL2ZpbmFs=
LWRlYmF0ZS10b3BpY3MtYmlkZW4tdHJ1bXAvaW5kZXguaHRtbA&K=3D5lksEC4el-UcFFPQ_B7G=
Dg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The announced topics largely go over=
topics that previous debates already covered</a>, including COVID-19 respo=
nse, race in America, climate change, American families, and leadership.</p=
>
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=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:10px=
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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>Bid=
en campaign removes retired general from video after reportedly refusing hi=
s first request for image to be removed.</strong></span></span></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
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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;">"Retired Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who led the anti-ISIS fight fro=
m 2015 to 2016, wrote on LinkedIn over the weekend that 'a number of people=
' believe he had endorsed Joe Biden for president after the campaign releas=
ed a video this month showing images of the officer with Biden in Iraq. '<s=
pan style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>I'm not a political person=
, but this isn't about just me. I object to the use of ANY military personn=
el in uniform in political ads - full stop,' he wrote in the post</strong><=
/span>, which has since been deleted.</span>" <span style=3D"backgroun=
d-color: #ffffff;">(<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;=
" href=3D"[link removed]
ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t=
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zAxODk&K=3DqtOx_ozAD-NKzp4nvBAmTA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">POLIT=
ICO</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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g" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decorati=
on: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0;=
border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; w=
idth: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px s=
olid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AA=
EE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica N=
eue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-=
break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-=
size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-heigh=
t: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full sto=
ry on POLITICO</span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family: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>=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What's ha=
ppening</strong></em>: </span><span style>Joe Biden's campaign will remove =
images of a retired military leader from one of its online videos after he =
wrote a statement addressing the video on his LinkedIn account this past we=
ekend.</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>: First, it seems that his image should not have been used in the f=
irst place.</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-de=
coration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjc=
w%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTM%3A%3AaH=
R0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8xMC8xOS9iaWRlbi1jYW1wYWlnbi1yZ=
W1vdmVkLXJldGlyZWQtZ2VuZXJhbC1hZC00MzAxODk&K=3DkhC0bz-SdFV5vj7NmlZLDQ" targ=
et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">As POLITICO reported</a>: </span></span></sp=
an><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">"MacFarland wrote that when he first as=
ked to remove his photo, the campaign told him it was legal because of both=
the disclaimer and the fact that MacFarland=E2=80=99s name tape on his uni=
form was blurred. '<strong>Nobody asked permission to use my image. My requ=
est to remove it was denied,' wrote MacFarland</strong>, who retired from t=
he military in 2018. 'Let=E2=80=99s keep the military out of politics and v=
ice versa. I think our country will be better off if we do.'"</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]
YjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtA=
Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZWJlYW=
Nvbi5jb20vMjAyMC1lbGVjdGlvbi9iaWRlbi1jYW1wYWlnbi1wdWxscy1hZC1hZnRlci1taWxpd=
GFyeS1sZWFkZXItc2F5cy1oaXMtaW1hZ2Utd2FzLXVzZWQtd2l0aG91dC1wZXJtaXNzaW9uLw&K=
=3D6MIWV7hBOsWL_E2HCMol2Q" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Second, as th=
e <em>Washington Free Beacon</em> reported</a>: "This is not the first time=
Democrats have run afoul of concerns about civil-military relations during=
this year's election cycle. Earlier this month, Military Times reported th=
at the Army disciplined the supervisor of two Army Reserve soldiers who fla=
nked American Samoa Democratic Party leaders during a 2020 Democratic Natio=
nal Convention video."</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>NC =
Democratic governor seems to be caught on hot mic reassuring Biden that Cal=
Cunningham -- in the midst of an embarrassing personal scandal -- will "ge=
t across the line."</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: #=
ffffff;">"North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper appeared to call Senate candidate =
<span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Cal Cunningham's scandal=
'frustrating,' but predicted his campaign would 'get across the line'</str=
ong></span> during a conversation with Democratic presidential nominee Joe =
Biden that was caught on a hot mic on Monday. 'Thanks for coming out, you d=
idn't have to do this,' Biden told Cooper, a Democrat."</span><span style=
=3D"background-color: #ffffff;"> (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underli=
ne; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
%3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1b=
HdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTY%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9=
4bmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3Mvcm95LWNvb3Blci1qb2UtYmlkZW4taG90LW1pYy1jYWwtY3Vubm=
luZ2hhbQ&K=3Dp9hXiIDSVbXFOOBk3QF-HA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Fox=
News</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]
OTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYm=
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Ly93d3cuZm94bmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3Mvcm95LWNvb3Blci1qb2UtYmlkZW4taG90LW1pYy1=
jYWwtY3VubmluZ2hhbQ&K=3DukJZxoBhW6G_7tyBYGNfqA" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"=
-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline-bloc=
k; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-b=
order-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; borde=
r-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1=
px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding=
-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; te=
xt-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=
=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-bloc=
k;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word;=
mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on Fox News</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><span style><strong=
>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em>: <a style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bH=
dhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94=
bmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3Mvcm95LWNvb3Blci1qb2UtYmlkZW4taG90LW1pYy1jYWwtY3Vubml=
uZ2hhbQ&K=3DBdsRsE7vge1-TApj-tYFgQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">You =
can watch (and listen!) to the video yourself here. </a></strong></spa=
n></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=3D"background-color=
: transparent;">As a reader from The Vote, you likely know the background a=
lready: Cal Cunningham, the Democratic candidate for Senate in North Caroli=
na, faced an embarrassing personal scandal recently </span></span><span sty=
le><span style=3D"background-color: transparent;"><a style=3D"text-decorati=
on: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
OTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYm=
lnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTk%3A%3AaHR0cHM6=
Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24vNTIwMzk2LWN1bm5pbmdoYW0tZG9=
kZ2VzLXF1ZXN0aW9ucy1hYm91dC1hZmZhaXItYW1pZC10ZXh0LW1lc3NhZ2Utc2NhbmRhbA&K=
=3Dc2CqBCNLfZ1CSc5JZqjXpA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">(he admitted =
to romantic text messages with a woman who was not his wife)</a> </span></s=
pan><span style><span style=3D"background-color: transparent;">-- and commi=
tted to stay in the race.</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>=E2=80=A2 <em><stro=
ng>What's at stake</strong></em>: </span></span>North Carolina is a key sta=
te for the 2020 presidential election, and the Senate race could determine =
whether Republicans keep control of the Senate.</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; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 14px;">That's likely why national Democrats have declined t=
o speak against Cunningham or urge him to drop out of the race.</span></str=
ong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"> <a style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
3AMDItYjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bH=
dhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94=
bmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvY2FsLWN1bm5pbmdoYW0taW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi1kc2NjLWFybGV=
uZS1ndXptYW4tdG9kZA&K=3DxE5n1f0FNyT74nL27djA-Q" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"no=
opener">The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee even spent an "additio=
nal $3 million" on ads.</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;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; col=
or: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
YjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtA=
Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC=
5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24tcG9sbHMvNTIxODM3LWN1bm5pbmdoYW0tdGlsbGlzLWxvY=
2tlZC1pbi10aWdodC1yYWNlLWluLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXBvbGw&K=3DhIIpbhZ3eXXrDpZ6=
ux-2pQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Still, the race is currently wit=
hin the margin of error in the polls, meaning the candidates are running ne=
ck and neck</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;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; col=
or: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
YjIwMjk0LTA5ODYzYmEyMTZiYzQ2ODRiNzUzMzg4ZWFiZDcxNjcw%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtA=
Z21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC=
5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvY2FtcGFpZ24tcG9sbHMvNTIxODM3LWN1bm5pbmdoYW0tdGlsbGlzLWxvY=
2tlZC1pbi10aWdodC1yYWNlLWluLW5vcnRoLWNhcm9saW5hLXBvbGw&K=3D-XhpxfNPAZky-3GC=
odhdiQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">And, as <em>The Hill</em> n=
otes</a>: "About a quarter of likely voters felt that the recent news of Cu=
nningham=E2=80=99s affair was important to their decision."</span></p>
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[The Vote]

With 14 days to Election Day 2020, here's the news that you'll want to know:

(1) debate commission makes last-minute changes ahead of Thursday night <[link removed]> -- and President Trump speaks his mind in response <[link removed]>

(2) Biden campaign removes retired general from video after reportedly refusing his first request to not be used in the ad <[link removed]>

(3) NC Democratic governor seems to be caught on hot mic reassuring Biden that Cal Cunningham -- in the midst of an embarrassing personal scandal -- will "get across the line" <[link removed]>

[On the campaign trail today]

President Trump will hold a campaign rally in Pennsylvania today <[link removed]> , while Joe Biden is still off the campaign trail until the next presidential debate on Thursday night.

[The debate commission makes last-minute changes ahead of Thursday night's Trump-Biden event. President Trump doesn't hold back in his response.]

"'President Trump is committed to debating Joe Biden regardless of last minute rule changes from the biased commission in their latest attempt to provide advantage to their favored candidate,' Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager, said in a statement." (Daily Caller <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The presidential debate commission announced significant last-minute changes to the rules for this week's event:

(1) candidates' mics will be muted for the first two minutes of the other's answer

(2) the topics will not focus on foreign policy, as was originally scheduled

• What's at stake: First, this is yet another last-minute, unpopular decision from the presidential debate commission, which has largely escaped headlines (or much notice!) in previous election years.

President Trump and his campaign haven't hesitated to describe this as unfair.

The Trump campaign's response to the debate commission was sharp, with the bolding and emphasis our own: "Sadly, this is not the first time the Commission has ceded to the wishes of the Biden campaign. Despite the obvious fact that millions of Americans began casting votes early this year, the Commission steadfastly refused to move the debate schedule earlier or add another event, simply because the Biden campaign objected. In this example, the Commission hid behind Biden’s unwillingness to be flexible with the schedule but has not hesitated to act unilaterally in other cases."

And President Trump described the debate moderator for Thursday night as "terrible" and "totally partisan." <[link removed]>

Of course, the commission's unpopular choices -- and President Trump's criticism of the moderator -- are underscored by the second debate moderator Steve Scully lying about his Twitter account being hacked <[link removed]> after he sent what appeared to be an anti-Trump tweet.

Second, the lack of focus on foreign policy is disappointing for the American people.

The announced topics largely go over topics that previous debates already covered <[link removed]> , including COVID-19 response, race in America, climate change, American families, and leadership.

[Biden campaign removes retired general from video after reportedly refusing his first request for image to be removed.]

"Retired Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who led the anti-ISIS fight from 2015 to 2016, wrote on LinkedIn over the weekend that 'a number of people' believe he had endorsed Joe Biden for president after the campaign released a video this month showing images of the officer with Biden in Iraq. 'I'm not a political person, but this isn't about just me. I object to the use of ANY military personnel in uniform in political ads - full stop,' he wrote in the post, which has since been deleted." (POLITICO <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: Joe Biden's campaign will remove images of a retired military leader from one of its online videos after he wrote a statement addressing the video on his LinkedIn account this past weekend.

• What's at stake: First, it seems that his image should not have been used in the first place.

As POLITICO reported <[link removed]> : "MacFarland wrote that when he first asked to remove his photo, the campaign told him it was legal because of both the disclaimer and the fact that MacFarland’s name tape on his uniform was blurred. 'Nobody asked permission to use my image. My request to remove it was denied,' wrote MacFarland, who retired from the military in 2018. 'Let’s keep the military out of politics and vice versa. I think our country will be better off if we do.'"

Second, as the Washington Free Beacon reported <[link removed]> : "This is not the first time Democrats have run afoul of concerns about civil-military relations during this year's election cycle. Earlier this month, Military Times reported that the Army disciplined the supervisor of two Army Reserve soldiers who flanked American Samoa Democratic Party leaders during a 2020 Democratic National Convention video."

[NC Democratic governor seems to be caught on hot mic reassuring Biden that Cal Cunningham -- in the midst of an embarrassing personal scandal -- will "get across the line."]

"North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper appeared to call Senate candidate Cal Cunningham's scandal 'frustrating,' but predicted his campaign would 'get across the line' during a conversation with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden that was caught on a hot mic on Monday. 'Thanks for coming out, you didn't have to do this,' Biden told Cooper, a Democrat." (Fox News <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on Fox News <[link removed]>

• What's happening: You can watch (and listen!) to the video yourself here. <[link removed]>

As a reader from The Vote, you likely know the background already: Cal Cunningham, the Democratic candidate for Senate in North Carolina, faced an embarrassing personal scandal recently (he admitted to romantic text messages with a woman who was not his wife) <[link removed]> -- and committed to stay in the race.

• What's at stake: North Carolina is a key state for the 2020 presidential election, and the Senate race could determine whether Republicans keep control of the Senate.

That's likely why national Democrats have declined to speak against Cunningham or urge him to drop out of the race. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee even spent an "additional $3 million" on ads. <[link removed]>

Still, the race is currently within the margin of error in the polls, meaning the candidates are running neck and neck <[link removed]> .

And, as The Hill notes <[link removed]> : "About a quarter of likely voters felt that the recent news of Cunningham’s affair was important to their decision."

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