Biden: 10% to 15% of Americans -- a population range larger than all of Texas -- are "just not very good people." "Former vice president Joe Biden estimated Thursday that about '10 to 15 percent of the people out there' are 'just not very good people' and accused President Trump of dividing the nation, adding that as president he would bring Americans together." (National Review) Ironically -- and we really do mean ironically -- Joe Biden said 10% to 15% of Americans were "just not very good people" ... in the midst of a remarks on the importance of unification.
With an estimated American population of more than 331 million, that means he's talking about 33.1 million to 49.7 million people -- a range larger than the population of Texas (29 million).
This is the kind of line that may return in the general election, much as Hillary Clinton's comments about half of Trump supporters being in a "basket of deplorables" and then-Senator Obama's comments about "bitter" Americans clinging to guns and religion did in the 2016 and 2008 elections, respectively.
Though Biden (and the media that supports him) try to paint a picture of a reasonable moderate who can unify the nation, his policies -- and his speeches and remarks on the campaign trail -- show that he's anything but.
Twitter deletes Trump campaign video for alleged copyright concerns ... but YouTube leaves it up. "Twitter on Thursday removed a video tribute to George Floyd posted by President Trump’s reelection campaign, claiming it had run afoul of the website’s policy on copyrighted material. The Team Trump account tweeted out a nearly four-minute long video that is narrated by a speech the president gave a few days after Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody." (The Hill) In its latest move against President Trump, Twitter deleted a web video his campaign posted as a "video tribute" to George Floyd, according to The Hill.
Twitter claimed it was due to copyright issues ... but the video has remained up on YouTube (part of Google's web empire), which also does video take-downs for copyright concerns.
The Trump campaign called it "yet another reminder that Twitter is making up the rules as they go along."
Court rules against universal vote-by-mail for Texas. That sets an important precedent for the November 2020 election. "The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday blocked an order requiring Texas officials to make mail-in ballots available to any voter who wants one due to the coronavirus ahead of elections in July." (Washington Free Beacon) States across the country are trying to decide on new voting procedures given COVID-19 concerns ... and the left is pushing hard for universal voting by mail, i.e. every voter on the voter roll (a notoriously flawed, often inaccurate government record) able to vote by mail.
But court cases to determine the validity of vote-by-mail policies are starting to set precedents for the 2020 election, including this week's decision from Texas, which blocked universal vote by mail, as the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Because elections are overseen at the state level, it will likely be a slow and cumbersome process as each state determines (and is likely challenged in court) how it will handle voting in the 2020 election.
Will the Republican National Convention hit the road? "As Republicans scramble to reboot the GOP convention, one option gaining traction is a multistate affair with major speeches and rallies in a variety of cities, according to three people familiar with the discussions." (NBC News) The Republican National Convention is re-locating from Charlotte, North Carolina just over two months before the large, multi-day event was set to begin.
As party officials and convention staff tour additional sites -- and some governors try to put their states into consideration -- there's now talk of a brand new take on the convention: a "multistate affair with major speeches and rallies" across America.
The convention must meet to conduct party business, chief among it the formal nomination of President Trump as the Republican nominee. But there are also debates about the Republican Party platforms, rules, and delegate process that will affect future elections.
Most delegates and convention attendees, though, enjoy the networking and social events that occur around the convention ... plus the major, televised speeches at night, which could easily be adapted to different locations.
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