From TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject Report: Biden's VP list "comes up short"
Date July 27, 2020 5:41 PM
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[The Vote]

[Report: "Biden's VP list comes up short." Allies say there's no clear choi=
ce -- and every pick has a shortcoming.]

"'Here=E2=80=99s the challenge,' said the close Biden ally. 'Every one of t=
he people on the list you have a sentence that starts, =E2=80=98But she has=
n=E2=80=99t=E2=80=A6' He ticked off some examples. But she hasn=E2=80=99t r=
un for office before. (Rice) But she hasn=E2=80=99t won statewide. (Karen B=
ass) But she hasn=E2=80=99t been a team player. (Warren, Harris.) But she h=
asn=E2=80=99t had enough foreign policy experience. (Several)" (POLITICO <h=
ttps://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/27/biden-vice-president-contenders-382=
115> )

Read the full story on POLITICO <[link removed]
iden-vice-president-contenders-382115>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: In theory, Joe Biden is announcing his VP pick=
this week. But as the VP buzz continues, it's not flattering news for any =
of the potential picks. POLITICO talked with various campaign connections -=
- identified as an ally, strategist, and adviser <[link removed]
news/2020/07/27/biden-vice-president-contenders-382115> -- and they all cam=
e up with drawbacks for each pick.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: This isn't the upbeat sneak preview of an excit=
ing VP pick. Instead, it seems like Biden's campaign is in disarray ... and=
outsourcing its decision-making across the deeply divided Democratic Party=
. (To which we say: good luck with that!)
=20
Susan Rice emerged as a frontrunner over the weekend. But she, Kamala Harr=
is, and Elizabeth Warren are all criticized in the POLITICO piece; only Rep=
. Karen Bass, whom we highlighted for you last week, emerges with only a si=
ngle, relatively unimportant critique.
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And we'd argue it also shows emerging arrogance on the left. They think th=
ere's no way Joe Biden will lose to President Trump. (Need we remind them o=
f Hillary Clinton's 12-point lead in summer 2016? <[link removed]
/06/14/politics/poll-hillary-clinton-leads-donald-trump/index.html> ) So, a=
s one source told POLITICO, "political considerations were less important t=
han previous cycles" for the VP pick.
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One thing's for sure: if President Trump were in a similar position, there=
's no way a sympathetic story like this would be written. The media is cove=
ring for Joe Biden big time -- and that may not be the gift the Biden campa=
ign and the left assume it is right now.
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Although the Washington Free Beacon made a ca=
se for Kamala Harris' team pitching negative stories about other VP picks <=
[link removed]> , she's =
now the target of negative pieces.
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POLITICO had a story today that opened with a negative anecdote about Harr=
is from former Sen. Chris Dodd (CT) <[link removed]
27/kamala-harris-biden-vp-381829> , who's on Biden's VP selection committee=
.

[Soros tops his own contribution record to Democratic causes. He's spent $5=
0 million on the 2020 election already.]

"Liberal billionaire George Soros has flooded Democratic PACs and campaigns=
with $50 million this election cycle, shattering his personal record by te=
ns of millions with four months to go before the elections." (Washington Fr=
ee Beacon <[link removed]
illion-into-2020-election/> )

Read the full story on the Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]
om/2020-election/soros-pours-record-50-million-into-2020-election/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: George Soros has topped his previous political=
contributions by "tens of millions" of dollars -- and we're still months o=
ut from Election Day 2020. He's reportedly spent $50 million through Democr=
atic campaigns and PACs already, as the Washington Free Beacon reported <ht=
tps://www.freebeacon.com/2020-election/soros-pours-record-50-million-into-2=
020-election/> .
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: When Democrats say they don't like the role of =
money in politics -- or unfairly target and criticize major Republican dono=
rs -- they seem not to mean money that goes to them and their preferred cau=
ses.
=20
George Soros has quietly spent $50 million on the 2020 election already, m=
ostly through a network of organizations. That allows him to keep his name =
directly off the donor rolls, and the Washington Fre <[link removed]
n.com/2020-election/soros-pours-record-50-million-into-2020-election/> e Be=
acon has done the thorough, exhaustive work of tracking and detailing his m=
oney's movements (so be sure to check out their report!) <[link removed]
eacon.com/2020-election/soros-pours-record-50-million-into-2020-election/> =
.
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Political initiatives funded in part by Georg=
e Soros this year include expanded voting by mail <[link removed]
com/2020/07/10/soros-groups-vote-by-mail-drive-aims-to-expand-government-co=
ntrol/> , which President Trump has warned about as well as a Supreme Court=
fight about whether U.S. foreign aid can go to "anti-American groups" <htt=
ps://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/07/soros-backed-organization-wanted-us-for=
eign-aid-to-go-to-anti-american-groups-the-supreme-court-was-right-to-say-n=
o/> (spoiler: the Court said no).

[Republican National Committee is doubling its budget for election-related =
legal fights as Biden assembles 600 lawyers.]

"The Republican National Committee (RNC) has pledged $20 million this cycle=
to oppose Democratic-backed efforts to ease voting restrictions while Bide=
n, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said his campaign has a=
ssembled 600 attorneys as a xxxxxx against election subterfuge." (The Hill=
<[link removed]
-legal-armies-for-electoral-battlefield> )

Read the full story on The Hill <[link removed]
attles/508962-trump-biden-build-legal-armies-for-electoral-battlefield>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The media is starting to highlight the legal f=
ight brewing over the 2020 presidential election -- while readers of The Vo=
te like you have gotten the inside scoop already. Today, a report is out th=
at the Biden campaign has "assembled" 600 lawyers, and the Republican Natio=
nal Committee doubled its budget from $10 million to $20 million for electi=
on-focused litigation.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: This is the start of what may be prolonged lega=
l battles around the presidential election, not unlike 2000. Both the Repub=
lican and Democratic parties and the campaigns are building up legal teams =
and legal funds because they anticipate a fight.
=20
Right now, ahead of the election, there are more than 150 lawsuits about v=
oting procedures <[link removed]
l-be-the-most-litigated-in-u-s-history> -- and we assume more will pop up =
soon.
=20
Although the media wants to portray it as a problem for Republicans, it's =
Democrats who have lost early big cases. Just last week, a Democratic super=
PAC and allied groups agreed to withdraw their lawsuit that would have oth=
erwise up-ended Florida's voting procedures <[link removed]
s/florida/story/2020/07/19/priorities-usa-and-others-agree-to-drop-voting-l=
awsuit-against-florida-1302173> . It was perceived as a big win for Republi=
cans in a key swing state.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: As USA Today reported <[link removed]
om/story/news/politics/elections/2020/07/20/elections-lawsuits-set-rules-am=
id-covid-19-pandemic-for-nov-3-election/5383322002/> , the number of electi=
on-focused lawsuits has "tripled in the past 20 years." (Huh... Wonder what=
could have happened in 2000 to kick that trend off?) But 2020 is on pace t=
o set a new record. We'll keep you posted as major cases develop and are de=
cided.

[Biden continues to avoid the spotlight. This time, he's ducking a media in=
terview President Trump already did.]

"Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been dodging Chris Wallace=E2=
=80=99s interview requests, the Fox News host said Sunday. Though Wallace i=
nterviewed President Trump last week, Biden=E2=80=99s team has said this we=
ek the former vice president is 'not available' for an interview, feeding i=
nto criticism that he avoids press scrutiny." (National Review <[link removed]
.nationalreview.com/news/chris-wallace-says-biden-not-available-for-intervi=
ew/> )

Read the full story on National Review <[link removed]
/chris-wallace-says-biden-not-available-for-interview/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, said h=
e'll ask Joe Biden every week if he'll come on the show. (President Trump j=
oined Wallace more than a week ago.) Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Biden camp=
aign is ducking the interview.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Biden may be the first presidential candidate i=
n modern history whose strategy is to avoid the voters. Since the outbreak =
of COVID, Biden has predominantly held virtual events. Even an in-person di=
scussion with President Obama was released as a highly edited campaign vide=
o.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Although an early May New York Times op-ed cr=
iticized Biden for campaigning "from his basement," <[link removed]
m/2020/05/04/opinion/axelrod-plouffe-joe-biden.html> other Democratic insid=
ers later seemed supportive.
=20
As Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee chair, said in an=
event with Virginia Democrats <[link removed]
0/06/10/terry_mcauliffe_biden_is_fine_in_the_basement_two_people_see_him_a_=
day_let_trump_do_what_trumps_doing.html> , "He's fine in the basement. Two =
people see him a day, his two body people. That's it."

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ort: "Biden's VP list comes up short." Allies say there's no clear choice -=
- and every pick has a shortcoming.</strong></span></span></p>
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#ffffff;">"</span>'Here=E2=80=99s the challenge,' said the close Biden ally=
. '<span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Every one of the peop=
le on the list you have a sentence that starts, =E2=80=98But she hasn=E2=80=
=99t=E2=80=A6'</strong> </span>He ticked off some examples. But she hasn=E2=
=80=99t run for office before. (Rice) But she hasn=E2=80=99t won statewide.=
(Karen Bass) But she hasn=E2=80=99t been a team player. (Warren, Harris.) =
But she hasn=E2=80=99t had enough foreign policy experience. (Several)" <sp=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: In theory, Joe Biden is announcing his VP pick this week. But as t=
he VP buzz continues, it's not flattering news for&nbsp;<em>any </em>of the=
potential picks<em>. </em><strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; =
color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
DItYjIwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmUyODRlOTBiMWRkNDY4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhc=
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TICO talked with various campaign connections -- identified as an ally, str=
ategist, and adviser</a> -- and they all came up with drawbacks for each pi=
ck.</strong></span></span><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=
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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=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: This isn't the upbeat sneak preview of an exciting VP pick. <strong=
>Instead, it seems like Biden's campaign is in disarray</strong> ... and ou=
tsourcing its decision-making across the deeply divided Democratic Party. (=
To which we say: good luck with that!)</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>Susan Rice emerged as a frontrunner over the =
weekend. But she, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are all criticized in=
the POLITICO piece; only Rep. Karen Bass, whom we highlighted for you last=
week, emerges with only a single, relatively unimportant critique.</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-siz=
e: 14px;"><span style>And we'd argue it also shows emerging arrogance on th=
e left.&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span =
style>They think there's no way Joe Biden will lose to President Trump. (<a=
style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
hevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmUyODRlOTBiMW=
RkNDY4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFs=
c2U%3AMw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDE2LzA2LzE0L3BvbGl0aWNzL3BvbGwta=
GlsbGFyeS1jbGludG9uLWxlYWRzLWRvbmFsZC10cnVtcC9pbmRleC5odG1s&K=3D_DF6OqQN9DV=
2My9z07aW6g" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Need we remind them of Hill=
ary Clinton's 12-point lead in summer 2016?</a>) So, as one source told POL=
ITICO, "</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>politica=
l considerations were less important than previous cycles" for the VP pick.=
</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=
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if; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>One thing's for sure: if President Trump were=
in a similar position, there's no way a sympathetic story like this would =
be written. The media is covering for Joe Biden big time -- and that may no=
t be the gift the Biden campaign and the left assume it is right now.</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What else to know</em></strong>: Al=
though the <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D=
"[link removed]
mUyODRlOTBiMWRkNDY4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2Mj=
gxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vMjAyMC1lbGVj=
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=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Washington Free Beacon made a case for Kamala =
Harris' team pitching negative stories about other VP picks</a>, she's now =
the target of negative pieces. </span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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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=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
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068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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H3dUwEKyHaFbw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">POLITICO had a story toda=
y that opened with a negative anecdote about Harris from former Sen. Chris =
Dodd (CT)</a></strong>, who's on Biden's VP selection committee.</span></p>
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Sor=
os tops his own contribution record to Democratic causes. He's spent $50 mi=
llion on the 2020 election already.</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"Liberal billionaire <span style=
=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>George Soros has flooded Democratic=
PACs and campaigns with $50 million this election cycle</strong></span>, s=
hattering his personal record by tens of millions with four months to go be=
fore the elections." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A=
5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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Y3Rpb24v&K=3D6E7D-D6diG8R-tEd_GpQlA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Was=
hington Free Beacon</a>)</em></p>
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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: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: <strong>George Soros has topped his previous political contributio=
ns by "tens of millions" of dollars</strong> -- and we're still months out =
from Election Day 2020. He's reportedly spent $50 million through Democrati=
c campaigns and PACs already, <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color=
: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
IwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmUyODRlOTBiMWRkNDY4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ2=
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MjAtZWxlY3Rpb24v&K=3DZDiVsZa0QzaW7V2Q1v3UhA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noope=
ner">as the Washington Free Beacon reported</a>.</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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: When Democrats say they don't like the role of money in politics --=
or unfairly target and criticize major Republican donors -- they seem not =
to mean money that goes to them and their preferred causes.</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=
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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=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>George Soros has quietly spent $50 mi=
llion on the 2020 election already</strong>, mostly through a network of or=
ganizations. That allows him to keep his name directly off the donor rolls,=
and the <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"h=
ttp://trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmU=
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=3DNS4v3X2CTAeZ3-A3rEBHew" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Washington Fr=
e</a><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"http:=
//trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmUyODR=
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%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vMjAyMC1lbGVjdGlvb=
i9zb3Jvcy1wb3Vycy1yZWNvcmQtNTAtbWlsbGlvbi1pbnRvLTIwMjAtZWxlY3Rpb24v&K=3Dlgj=
vnAplam2bt5ZGaD1kIw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">e Beacon has done t=
he thorough, exhaustive work of tracking and detailing his money's movement=
s (so be sure to check out their report!)</a>.</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=
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if; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What else to know</em></strong>: Po=
litical initiatives funded in part by George Soros this year include <a sty=
le=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
te.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmUyODRlOTBiMWRkND=
Y4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%=
3AMTI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHlzaWduYWwuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMTAvc29yb3MtZ3Jv=
dXBzLXZvdGUtYnktbWFpbC1kcml2ZS1haW1zLXRvLWV4cGFuZC1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LWNvbnRyb2w=
v&K=3DSsZ_As8YJBFqJHmybqfRLQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">expanded v=
oting by mail</a>, which President Trump has warned about as well as <a sty=
le=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
te.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmUyODRlOTBiMWRkND=
Y4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%=
3AMTM%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHlzaWduYWwuY29tLzIwMjAvMDcvMDcvc29yb3MtYmFj=
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yaWNhbi1ncm91cHMtdGhlLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtd2FzLXJpZ2h0LXRvLXNheS1uby8&K=3DQj=
mAjbBzuntsusEWVlLZ4Q" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">a Supreme Court fi=
ght about whether U.S. foreign aid can go to "anti-American groups"</a> (sp=
oiler: the Court said no).</span></p>
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l fights as Biden assembles 600 lawyers.</strong></span></span></p>
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#ffff99;"><strong>The Republican National Committee (RNC) has pledged $20 =
million</strong></span> this cycle to oppose Democratic-backed efforts to e=
ase voting restrictions while Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidentia=
l nominee, said his campaign has assembled 600 attorneys as a xxxxxx again=
st election subterfuge." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0=
068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>=E2=80=A2 <strong><em>What's ha=
ppening</em></strong>: The media is starting to highlight the legal fight b=
rewing over the 2020 presidential election -- while readers of The Vote lik=
e you have gotten the inside scoop already. </span></span><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size: 14px;"><span style>Today, a report is out that the Biden campaign =
has "assembled" 600 lawyers, and the <strong>Republican National Committee =
doubled its budget from $10 million to $20 million for election-focused lit=
igation</strong>.</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=
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reak: break-word; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at=
stake</em></strong>: This is the start of what may be prolonged legal batt=
les around the presidential election, not unlike 2000. <strong>Both the Rep=
ublican and Democratic parties and the campaigns are building up legal team=
s and legal funds because they anticipate a fight</strong>.</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: NaNpx; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</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;">Right now, ahead of the election, <strong><=
a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjA5LTEwMDcwN2M0YmUyODRlOTBiM=
WRkNDY4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmF=
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28IIVFfAy1xBnezZN0_A" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">there are more tha=
n 150 lawsuits about voting procedures</a></strong>&nbsp;-- and we assume m=
ore will pop up soon.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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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=
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong>Although the media wants to portray=
it as a problem for Republicans, it's Democrats who have lost early big ca=
ses</strong>. Just last week, <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color=
: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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cz&K=3DPdtyRog740R8uzunqctmug" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">a Democra=
tic super PAC and allied groups agreed to withdraw their lawsuit that would=
have otherwise up-ended Florida's voting procedures</a>. It was perceived =
as a big win for Republicans in a key swing state.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What else to know</em=
>:&nbsp;</strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" h=
ref=3D"[link removed]
wN2M0YmUyODRlOTBiMWRkNDY4N2FjNTRlYmRk%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3A=
OTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNhdG9kYXkuY29tL3N0b3J5L=
25ld3MvcG9saXRpY3MvZWxlY3Rpb25zLzIwMjAvMDcvMjAvZWxlY3Rpb25zLWxhd3N1aXRzLXNl=
dC1ydWxlcy1hbWlkLWNvdmlkLTE5LXBhbmRlbWljLWZvci1ub3YtMy1lbGVjdGlvbi81MzgzMzI=
yMDAyLw&K=3DPYebOSGdvWcHgIh6dPelWw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">As <=
em>USA Today</em> reported</a>, the number of election-focused lawsuits has=
"tripled in the past 20 years." (Huh... Wonder what could have happened in=
2000 to kick that trend off?) But 2020 is on pace to set a new record. <st=
rong>We'll keep you posted as major cases develop and are decided.</strong>=
</span></p>
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Bid=
en continues to avoid the spotlight. This time, he's ducking a media interv=
iew President Trump already did.</strong></span></span></p>
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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: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"</em><em>Presumptive Democratic =
nominee Joe Biden has been dodging Chris Wallace=E2=80=99s interview reques=
ts, the Fox News host said Sunday. Though Wallace interviewed President Tru=
mp last week, <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Biden=E2=
=80=99s team has said this week the former vice president is 'not available=
' for an interview, feeding into criticism that he avoids press scrutiny</s=
trong></span>." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" h=
ref=3D"[link removed]
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Review</a>)</em></p>
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>=E2=80=A2 <strong><em>What's ha=
ppening</em></strong>: Chris Wallace, host of&nbsp;<em>Fox News Sunday</em>=
, said he'll ask Joe Biden every week if he'll come on the show. (President=
Trump joined Wallace more than a week ago.) Perhaps unsurprisingly, the <s=
trong>Biden campaign is ducking the interview</strong>.</span></span></p>
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reak: break-word; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at=
stake</em></strong>: <strong>Biden may be the first presidential candidate=
in modern history whose strategy is to avoid the voters</strong>. Since th=
e outbreak of COVID, Biden has predominantly held virtual events. Even an i=
n-person discussion with President Obama was released as a highly edited ca=
mpaign video.</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"></span></p>
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What else=
to know</em>: </strong>Although <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; co=
lor: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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sement,"</a> other Democratic insiders later seemed supportive. </span></sp=
an></p>
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>, "He's fine in the basement.</strong> Two people see him a day, his two b=
ody people. That's it."</span></span></p>
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[The Vote]

[Report: "Biden's VP list comes up short." Allies say there's no clear choice -- and every pick has a shortcoming.]

"'Here’s the challenge,' said the close Biden ally. 'Every one of the people on the list you have a sentence that starts, ‘But she hasn’t…' He ticked off some examples. But she hasn’t run for office before. (Rice) But she hasn’t won statewide. (Karen Bass) But she hasn’t been a team player. (Warren, Harris.) But she hasn’t had enough foreign policy experience. (Several)" (POLITICO <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: In theory, Joe Biden is announcing his VP pick this week. But as the VP buzz continues, it's not flattering news for any of the potential picks. POLITICO talked with various campaign connections -- identified as an ally, strategist, and adviser <[link removed]> -- and they all came up with drawbacks for each pick.

• What's at stake: This isn't the upbeat sneak preview of an exciting VP pick. Instead, it seems like Biden's campaign is in disarray ... and outsourcing its decision-making across the deeply divided Democratic Party. (To which we say: good luck with that!)

Susan Rice emerged as a frontrunner over the weekend. But she, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are all criticized in the POLITICO piece; only Rep. Karen Bass, whom we highlighted for you last week, emerges with only a single, relatively unimportant critique.

And we'd argue it also shows emerging arrogance on the left. They think there's no way Joe Biden will lose to President Trump. (Need we remind them of Hillary Clinton's 12-point lead in summer 2016? <[link removed]> ) So, as one source told POLITICO, "political considerations were less important than previous cycles" for the VP pick.

One thing's for sure: if President Trump were in a similar position, there's no way a sympathetic story like this would be written. The media is covering for Joe Biden big time -- and that may not be the gift the Biden campaign and the left assume it is right now.

• What else to know: Although the Washington Free Beacon made a case for Kamala Harris' team pitching negative stories about other VP picks <[link removed]> , she's now the target of negative pieces.

POLITICO had a story today that opened with a negative anecdote about Harris from former Sen. Chris Dodd (CT) <[link removed]> , who's on Biden's VP selection committee.

[Soros tops his own contribution record to Democratic causes. He's spent $50 million on the 2020 election already.]

"Liberal billionaire George Soros has flooded Democratic PACs and campaigns with $50 million this election cycle, shattering his personal record by tens of millions with four months to go before the elections." (Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on the Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]>

• What's happening: George Soros has topped his previous political contributions by "tens of millions" of dollars -- and we're still months out from Election Day 2020. He's reportedly spent $50 million through Democratic campaigns and PACs already, as the Washington Free Beacon reported <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: When Democrats say they don't like the role of money in politics -- or unfairly target and criticize major Republican donors -- they seem not to mean money that goes to them and their preferred causes.

George Soros has quietly spent $50 million on the 2020 election already, mostly through a network of organizations. That allows him to keep his name directly off the donor rolls, and the Washington Fre <[link removed]> e Beacon has done the thorough, exhaustive work of tracking and detailing his money's movements (so be sure to check out their report!) <[link removed]> .

• What else to know: Political initiatives funded in part by George Soros this year include expanded voting by mail <[link removed]> , which President Trump has warned about as well as a Supreme Court fight about whether U.S. foreign aid can go to "anti-American groups" <[link removed]> (spoiler: the Court said no).

[Republican National Committee is doubling its budget for election-related legal fights as Biden assembles 600 lawyers.]

"The Republican National Committee (RNC) has pledged $20 million this cycle to oppose Democratic-backed efforts to ease voting restrictions while Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said his campaign has assembled 600 attorneys as a xxxxxx against election subterfuge." (The Hill <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The media is starting to highlight the legal fight brewing over the 2020 presidential election -- while readers of The Vote like you have gotten the inside scoop already. Today, a report is out that the Biden campaign has "assembled" 600 lawyers, and the Republican National Committee doubled its budget from $10 million to $20 million for election-focused litigation.

• What's at stake: This is the start of what may be prolonged legal battles around the presidential election, not unlike 2000. Both the Republican and Democratic parties and the campaigns are building up legal teams and legal funds because they anticipate a fight.

Right now, ahead of the election, there are more than 150 lawsuits about voting procedures <[link removed]> -- and we assume more will pop up soon.

Although the media wants to portray it as a problem for Republicans, it's Democrats who have lost early big cases. Just last week, a Democratic super PAC and allied groups agreed to withdraw their lawsuit that would have otherwise up-ended Florida's voting procedures <[link removed]> . It was perceived as a big win for Republicans in a key swing state.

• What else to know: As USA Today reported <[link removed]> , the number of election-focused lawsuits has "tripled in the past 20 years." (Huh... Wonder what could have happened in 2000 to kick that trend off?) But 2020 is on pace to set a new record. We'll keep you posted as major cases develop and are decided.

[Biden continues to avoid the spotlight. This time, he's ducking a media interview President Trump already did.]

"Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been dodging Chris Wallace’s interview requests, the Fox News host said Sunday. Though Wallace interviewed President Trump last week, Biden’s team has said this week the former vice president is 'not available' for an interview, feeding into criticism that he avoids press scrutiny." (National Review <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, said he'll ask Joe Biden every week if he'll come on the show. (President Trump joined Wallace more than a week ago.) Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Biden campaign is ducking the interview.

• What's at stake: Biden may be the first presidential candidate in modern history whose strategy is to avoid the voters. Since the outbreak of COVID, Biden has predominantly held virtual events. Even an in-person discussion with President Obama was released as a highly edited campaign video.

• What else to know: Although an early May New York Times op-ed criticized Biden for campaigning "from his basement," <[link removed]> other Democratic insiders later seemed supportive.

As Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee chair, said in an event with Virginia Democrats <[link removed]> , "He's fine in the basement. Two people see him a day, his two body people. That's it."

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