Biden wins Hawaii Democratic primary

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MAY 26, 2020: The Libertarian Party selected Jo Jorgensen as its presidential nominee on Saturday. Joe Biden won the Hawaii Democratic primary on Friday.

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"Peter Navarro, a Trump trade and manufacturing adviser who's a Harvard-educated economist, called the high unemployment America is currently facing 'manufactured unemployment, which is to say that Americans are out of work not because of any underlying economic weaknesses but to save American lives. It is this observation that gives us the best chance and hope for a relatively rapid recovery as the economy reopens.' ...

The scenario would be a major long-term problem for any president. But before that reality sets in, Trump could be poised to benefit from the dramatic numbers produced during the partial rebound phase that is likely to coincide with the four months before November.

That realization has many Democrats spooked. ...

[Democratic strategist Kenneth Baer said], 'On Election Day, we Democrats need voters to ask themselves, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Republicans need voters to ask themselves, "Are you better off than you were four months ago?"'"

- Ryan Lizza and Daniel Lippman, _Politico _

 
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On Memorial Day, JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) appeared in public ([link removed]) for the first time since March to lay a wreath at a veterans memorial.

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BIDEN apologized ([link removed]) for saying, "If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black," in an interview on _The Breakfast Club_. He said, "I know that the comments have come off like I was taking the African American vote for granted. But nothing could be further [from] the truth."

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BIDEN won the Hawaii Democratic primary ([link removed]) on Friday, May 22, with 63.2% of the vote to Bernie Sanders’ 36.8%. The primary was held entirely by mail in response to the coronavirus pandemic and incorporated ranked-choice voting.

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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) ’s campaign is spending ([link removed]) $1 million on digital ads attacking Biden over his statement on _The Breakfast Club_.  

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TRUMP tweeted ([link removed]) on Saturday, “The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and ‘force’ people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam!”

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Following a series of tweets ([link removed]) from Trump regarding the possibility of moving the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ([link removed]) away from Charlotte, North Carolina, Vice President Mike Pence ([link removed]) stated ([link removed]) , “We all want to be in Charlotte, we love North Carolina, but having a sense now is absolutely essential because of the immense preparations that are involved and we look forward to working with Gov. Cooper, getting a swift response, and if need be moving the national convention to a state that is farther along on reopening and can say with confidence that we can gather there.” 

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The Libertarian Party selected JO JORGENSEN ([link removed]) as its presidential nominee ([link removed]) on Saturday, May 23, during the Libertarian National Convention. Spike Cohen ([link removed]) was selected as the party's vice-presidential nominee the next day.

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The Hill: Where Biden, Trump stand in key swing states ([link removed])

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The Washington Post: Trump’s poor handling of the crisis may lose him the GOP’s most reliable voters ([link removed])

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The Washington Examiner: Trump wins the lockdown wars ([link removed])

FLASHBACK: MAY 26, 2016

In an ABC News interview following a State Department report on her use of a private email server while secretary of state, Hillary Clinton ([link removed]) said ([link removed]) , “This report makes clear that personal email use was the practice for other secretaries of state. … But it was still a mistake. And as I’ve said many times, if I could go back, I would do it differently. I know people have concerns about this, I understand that, but I think voters are going to be looking at the full picture of what I have to offer … and the full threat that Donald Trump offers our country.”
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