Subject: Sanders delegates preparing "rebellion" for the convention

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	Sanders delegates preparing "rebellion" for the convention
Date	July 28, 2020 5:31 PM

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[The Vote]

[Sanders co-chair says voting for Biden is like eating from a "bowl of [red=
acted]" ... and Sanders delegates plan "a revolt" for the Democratic conven=
tion.]

"Endorsing Joe Biden for president would be like eating a 'bowl of [redacte=
d]', Bernie Sanders campaign co-chairwoman Nina Turner commented in an arti=
cle that appeared in the Atlantic on Monday. [...] While many Sanders suppo=
rters have backed Biden, some progressives have made clear their disappoint=
ment at having to vote for the more centrist candidate." (National Review <=
[link removed]
rsing-biden-to-eating-a-bowl-of-sht/> )

Read the full story on National Review <[link removed]
/sanders-campaign-co-chair-compares-endorsing-biden-to-eating-a-bowl-of-sht=
/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The Sanders campaign co-chair compared voting =
for Joe Biden to, well, you've read the line twice now.
=20
What we think is more noteworthy than the strong language is that it is no=
t a private conversation recorded and made public, an older statement, or a=
"hot mic" (i.e. a microphone left on when the speaker doesn't realize it).
=20
This is from a media interview with The Atlantic, a major news outlet! You=
can read The Atlantic piece for yourself here <[link removed]
/politics/archive/2020/07/how-trump-could-win-reelection/612205/> , but ple=
ase note the language is not redacted.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: First, the media isn't telling the biggest stor=
y in the 2020 election: the massive, and ever-widening, split in the Democr=
atic Party -- and how it could doom Biden's electoral chances in November. =
If the Republicans were facing this level of in-fighting, it would be all t=
he pundits talked about.
=20
Second, this comes at the same time as Sanders delegates planning "a revol=
t" at the Democratic National Convention over the inclusion of Medicare for=
All in the party platform <[link removed]
-supporters-medicare-single-payer-381972> . Biden opposed Medicare for All =
in the primary; but progressive activists recently won a battle to advance =
the cause in the party.
=20
In a broader vote last night, though, delegates voted down the addition of=
Medicare for All in the Democratic platform, as Sanders activists reported=
on Twitter <[link removed]
28> . So if Sanders delegates keep to the plan as POLITICO reported, there =
may be a pledge to vote down the party platform at the convention.
=20
So just over two weeks out from the national convention, Biden has...
=20
(1) no VP, just media reports that he's unhappy with his picks
=20
(2) a powerful and openly hostile wing of his party, from its senior leade=
rs (the Sanders co-chair) down to its activists
=20
(3) a potential convention fight over what the Democratic Party stands for
=20
... and the mainstream media hasn't said a word.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Although Biden is the expected nominee, pledg=
ed delegates for his primary opponents are part of the Democratic National =
Convention, too. Biden has 2,627 delegates to Sanders' 1,073.
=20
So Biden is sure to win on the first ballot at the convention for the offi=
cial nomination, but there are certainly enough Sanders supporters to have =
a significant impact on the proceedings, especially if they agree to unite =
against Biden and/or for Medicare for All.

[New leader for the Biden VP pick: Susan Rice, UN Ambassador and National S=
ecurity Advisor from the Obama Administration.]

"The Biden campaign won=E2=80=99t comment on his potential running mates. B=
ut after word leaked that Rice is being vetted, buzz about the possibility =
has grown, spawning columns with titles like 'The Case for Susan Rice.' The=
chatter is loud enough that allies of others being eyed for the vice presi=
dency are increasingly worried about Rice, especially because of her close =
ties to Biden, who, as Obama=E2=80=99s No. 2, had an office just steps away=
from hers." (POLITICO <[link removed]
-top-biden-vice-president-383026> )

Read the full story on POLITICO <[link removed]
usan-rice-top-biden-vice-president-383026>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: After a widely sourced POLITICO report yesterd=
ay that said Joe Biden's personal relationship with a VP pick was highly im=
portant, there's a new profile today of Susan Rice -- with emphasis on her =
personal experience working with Biden during the Obama Administration.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Everyone -- including, we think, Joe Biden -- w=
ants to know who the Democratic VP will be on the ticket this year. Stories=
ahead of the announcement are likely some combination of effective pitchin=
g and PR by the staff of potential VP picks and/or trial balloons floated b=
y the Biden campaign.
=20
Rice seems to match the personal qualities that Biden allies previously id=
entified as important. But she was a key figure in the Obama Administration=
's Benghazi scandal and Russia investigation <[link removed]
/2020/05/13/declassified-list-of-obama-officials-who-unmasked-michael-flynn=
-includes-james-clapper-john-brennan-and-joe-biden/> , and she's never been=
a candidate before.
=20
Ultimately, we think the new stories about VP picks popping up daily with =
senior leaders on the left endorsing various choices is a sign that the Dem=
ocratic Party is in disarray ... and Biden hasn't yet decided how (or if he=
can?) to unify and lead them.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: We don't usually think it's proper to talk ab=
out politicians' families, but since POLITICO noted at the top of its profi=
le <[link removed]
ident-383026> that Rice's son is a "proud and active Republican," we're inc=
luding it here too.

[Young voters are on TikTok, but the campaigns and party committees can't r=
each them due to security concerns.]

"Joe Biden=E2=80=99s campaign has instructed its staff to delete TikTok =E2=
=80=94 the Chinese-owned social media app =E2=80=94 from their phones due t=
o security and privacy concerns, according to a report." (New York Post <ht=
tps://www.nypost.com/2020/07/28/bidens-campaign-tells-staffers-to-delete-ti=
ktok-from-their-phones/> )

Read the full story on the New York Post <[link removed]
/bidens-campaign-tells-staffers-to-delete-tiktok-from-their-phones/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Following both the Democratic and Republican N=
ational Committees "warning" staff about using TikTok, the Biden campaign h=
as told staff to delete the Chinese-owned app from both their work and pers=
onal phones.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: When the Trump Administration said it may ban T=
ikTok over security concerns, it faced criticism. But now even the Democrat=
ic National Committee and Biden campaign have quietly announced that staff =
should delete the app for that reason.
=20
TikTok also made headlines earlier in the 2020 election when TikTok activi=
sts claimed they submitted false ticket requests for President Trump's Tuls=
a rally <[link removed]
rally-sabotaged-by-teens-on-tiktok> . In response, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-C=
ortez (AOC) said of the activists, "Y'all make me so proud."
=20
TikTok is overwhelmingly popular with young and potentially first-time vot=
ers. (For context: think of how popular Facebook was with young Americans 1=
0 to 15 years ago, and now increase that with the global reach of modern so=
cial media.)
=20
If campaigns and their staff stop using the app due to security concerns, =
they'll lose an important avenue to reach them.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Last week, the US Senate started the process =
to ban TikTok from Senate-owned devices <[link removed]
l-security/senate-moves-to-ban-tiktok-from-government-issued-devices/> . Th=
is could pave the way for a broader ban -- and private companies, particula=
rly in highly regulated or privacy-oriented industries, may follow suit if =
the trend continues.

[George Clooney and President Obama are co-hosting a Biden fundraiser tonig=
ht.]

"Former President Obama and actor George Clooney will participate in a virt=
ual conversation and fundraiser for presumptive Democratic presidential nom=
inee Joe Biden=E2=80=99s campaign, according to two sources with knowledge =
of the event." (The Hill <[link removed]
obama-george-clooney-to-hold-virtual-fundraiser-for-biden-on-tuesday> )

Read the full story on The Hill <[link removed]
509283-obama-george-clooney-to-hold-virtual-fundraiser-for-biden-on-tuesday=
>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The Democratic National Committee and Joe Bide=
n are enjoying another Hollywood-star-led fundraiser. But we'll note the le=
ft's highest fundraising event, which raised $11 million, didn't top the $2=
0 million President Trump raised in his virtual grassroots rallies <https:/=
/www.thehill.com/homenews/campaign/508447-trump-campaign-raises-20-million-=
in-virtual-fundraiser> .
=20
=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Fundraisers with high-profile guests are a norm=
al part of politics, and Clooney raised money for President Obama's previou=
s campaigns. But what we think is interesting is that it doesn't seem that =
Biden will participate in the live event.=20
=20
Biden has remained out of spotlight more than any other modern presidentia=
l candidate, turning down an interview with Chris Wallace earlier this week=
and releasing a live conversation with President Obama as a highly edited =
video days later.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Perhaps Biden is staying off-screen because h=
is previous live, virtual events have been marred by gliches <[link removed]
oxnews.com/politics/biden-mocked-for-tech-glitches-in-virtual-tampa-campaig=
n-rally> . But we'd say again: hiding a candidate from the voters likely is=
n't the gift that his campaign strategists seem to think it is.

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ders co-chair says voting for Biden is like eating from a "bowl of [redacte=
d]" ... and Sanders delegates plan "a revolt" for the Democratic convention=
.</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
=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><span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Endorsi=
ng Joe Biden for president would be like eating a 'bowl of [redacted]', Ber=
nie Sanders campaign co-chairwoman Nina Turner commented</strong></span> in=
an article that appeared in the Atlantic on Monday. [...] While many Sande=
rs supporters have backed Biden, some progressives have made clear their di=
sappointment at having to vote for the more centrist candidate." (<a style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMy=
M2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3A=
MA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL25ld3Mvc2FuZGVycy1jYW1wYWl=
nbi1jby1jaGFpci1jb21wYXJlcy1lbmRvcnNpbmctYmlkZW4tdG8tZWF0aW5nLWEtYm93bC1vZi=
1zaHQv&K=3D87DaRiXOCZllw-07tgSteQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Natio=
nal Review</a>)</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]
TllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2Mj=
gxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL25ld3Mv=
c2FuZGVycy1jYW1wYWlnbi1jby1jaGFpci1jb21wYXJlcy1lbmRvcnNpbmctYmlkZW4tdG8tZWF=
0aW5nLWEtYm93bC1vZi1zaHQv&K=3DeKOT_YHD7hCY7jgYxXR64Q" target=3D"_blank" sty=
le=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inlin=
e-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -we=
bkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto;=
border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bot=
tom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; p=
adding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; 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-height: 2; word-break: break-=
word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on <em>National Revie=
w</em></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:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-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; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; 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-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>: The Sanders campaign co-chair compared voting for Joe Biden to, we=
ll, you've read the line twice 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: 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-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>What we think is more noteworthy than=
the strong language is that it is <em>not</em> a private conversation reco=
rded and made public</strong>, an older statement, or a "hot mic" (i.e. a m=
icrophone left on when the speaker doesn't realize it).</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: 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-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>This is from a media interview with <em>The A=
tlantic</em>, a major news outlet! <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; =
color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
DItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhc=
mtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRs=
YW50aWMuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAyMC8wNy9ob3ctdHJ1bXAtY291bGQtd2luLXJ=
lZWxlY3Rpb24vNjEyMjA1Lw&K=3DXaDCdcVija1n70T-k784fQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener">You can read <em>The Atlantic </em>piece for yourself he=
re</a>, but please note the language is not redacted.</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: 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-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 at stake</em></s=
trong>: First, the media isn't telling the <em>biggest</em> story in the 20=
20 election: <strong>the massive, and ever-widening, split in the Democrati=
c Party -- and how it could doom Biden's electoral chances in November</str=
ong>. If the Republicans were facing this level of in-fighting, it would be=
all the pundits talked about.</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=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; 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-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>Second, this comes at the same time as <a sty=
le=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
te.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOG=
MyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%=
3AMw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wNy8yNy9iZXJuaWUtc=
3VwcG9ydGVycy1tZWRpY2FyZS1zaW5nbGUtcGF5ZXItMzgxOTcy&K=3DjvmBAfX40C_IkuhGF2V=
nwQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Sanders delegates planning "a revol=
t" at the Democratic National Convention over the inclusion of Medicare for=
All in the party platform</a>. Biden opposed Medicare for All in the prima=
ry; but progressive activists recently won a battle to advance the cause in=
the party.</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: 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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;"><span style>In a broader vote last night, though, delegates voted =
down the addition of Medicare for All in the Democratic platform, <a style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMy=
M2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3A=
NA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHdpdHRlci5jb20vUGVvcGxlNEJlcm5pZS9zdGF0dXMvMTI4Nzg=
0ODI0NDEzNTkwNzMyOA&K=3DecCoivU6wTpuM8clGnUxrA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"no=
opener">as Sanders activists reported on Twitter</a>. </span></span></stron=
g><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>So if Sanders delegates keep=
to the plan as POLITICO reported, there may be a pledge to vote down the p=
arty platform at the convention.</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: 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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;">So just over two weeks out from the national convention, Biden has=
...</span></strong></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: 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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(1) no VP, just media reports that he's unhappy with his =
picks</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: 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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(2) a powerful and openly hostile wing of his party, from=
its senior leaders (the Sanders co-chair) down to its activists</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: 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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(3) a potential convention fight over what the Democratic=
Party stands for</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: 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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">... and the mainstream media hasn't said a word.</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: 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-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 Biden is the expected nominee, pledged delegates for his primary opp=
onents are part of the Democratic National Convention, too. <strong>Biden h=
as 2,627 delegates to Sanders' 1,073.</strong></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: 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-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">So Biden is sure to win on the first ballot at the conven=
tion for the official nomination, but there are certainly enough Sanders su=
pporters to have a significant impact on the proceedings, especially if the=
y agree to unite against Biden and/or for Medicare for All.</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>New=
leader for the Biden VP pick: Susan Rice, UN Ambassador and National Secur=
ity Advisor from the Obama Administration.</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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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>"The Biden campaign won=E2=80=99t =
comment on his potential running mates. <span style=3D"background-color: #f=
fff99;"><strong>But after word leaked that Rice is being vetted, buzz about=
the possibility has grown</strong></span>, spawning columns with titles li=
ke 'The Case for Susan Rice.' The chatter is loud enough that allies of oth=
ers being eyed for the vice presidency are increasingly worried about Rice,=
especially because of her close ties to Biden, who, as Obama=E2=80=99s No.=
2, had an office just steps away from hers." (<a style=3D"text-decoration:=
underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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lLXByZXNpZGVudC0zODMwMjY&K=3DK68-Hhn1UO_2d9Dmvg-izA" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener">POLITICO</a>)</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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WRlbi12aWNlLXByZXNpZGVudC0zODMwMjY&K=3Db_VhDPf3WNTV1XYsa3tzGQ" target=3D"_b=
lank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; displ=
ay: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius:=
4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; wid=
th: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; b=
order-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-to=
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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;displ=
ay:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-brea=
k: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on POLITICO<=
/span></span></a>
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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
=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: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; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; 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-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>: After a widely sourced POLITICO report yesterday that said Joe Bid=
en's personal relationship with a VP pick was highly important, there's a n=
ew profile today of Susan Rice -- with emphasis on her personal experience =
working with Biden during the Obama Administration.</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: 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-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 at stake</em></s=
trong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>Everyone=
-- including, we think, Joe Biden -- wants to know who the Democratic VP w=
ill be on the ticket this year. <strong>Stories ahead of the announcement a=
re likely some combination of effective pitching and PR by the staff of pot=
ential VP picks and/or trial balloons floated by the Biden campaign</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; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; 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-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>Rice seems to match the personal qualities th=
at Biden allies previously identified as important. But she was a key figur=
e in the Obama Administration's Benghazi scandal and <a style=3D"text-decor=
ation: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3=
AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AOA%3A%3AaHR0cH=
M6Ly93d3cudGhlZmVkZXJhbGlzdC5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8xMy9kZWNsYXNzaWZpZWQtbGlzdC1vZ=
i1vYmFtYS1vZmZpY2lhbHMtd2hvLXVubWFza2VkLW1pY2hhZWwtZmx5bm4taW5jbHVkZXMtamFt=
ZXMtY2xhcHBlci1qb2huLWJyZW5uYW4tYW5kLWpvZS1iaWRlbi8&K=3DzrfBJxPACYYIRZb9uj2=
TFA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Russia investigation</a>, and she's=
never been a candidate before.</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: 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-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>Ultimately, we think the new stories about VP=
picks popping up daily with senior leaders on the left endorsing various c=
hoices is a sign that the <strong>Democratic Party is in disarray ... and B=
iden hasn't yet decided how (or if he can?) to unify and lead them.</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; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; 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-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>: We=
don't usually think it's proper to talk about politicians' families, but s=
ince <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"http:=
//trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDR=
jZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3=
%3AZmFsc2U%3AOQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wNy8yNy=
9zdXNhbi1yaWNlLXRvcC1iaWRlbi12aWNlLXByZXNpZGVudC0zODMwMjY&K=3D0wYn0XQ-_mnM4=
Faxi_Zu3w" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">POLITICO noted at the top of =
its profile</a> that <strong>Rice's son is a "proud and active Republican,"=
</strong> we're including it here too.</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>You=
ng voters are on TikTok, but the campaigns and party committees can't reach=
them due to security concerns.</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: =
#ffff99;"><strong>Joe Biden=E2=80=99s campaign has instructed its staff to&=
nbsp;delete TikTok</strong></span> =E2=80=94 the Chinese-owned social =
media app =E2=80=94 from their phones due to security and privacy concerns,=
according to a report.</em><em>" (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; =
color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
DItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhc=
mtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnlwb3N=
0LmNvbS8yMDIwLzA3LzI4L2JpZGVucy1jYW1wYWlnbi10ZWxscy1zdGFmZmVycy10by1kZWxldG=
UtdGlrdG9rLWZyb20tdGhlaXItcGhvbmVzLw&K=3DasbzVu962rfpitbiuiCFNQ" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noopener">New York Post</a>)</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]
.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBh=
NmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZm=
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1wYWlnbi10ZWxscy1zdGFmZmVycy10by1kZWxldGUtdGlrdG9rLWZyb20tdGhlaXItcGhvbmVzL=
w&K=3DXCa_tFUP2F2-js8lOitvag" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-=
adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff;=
background-color: #3AAEE0; 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 #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"padding-left:20=
px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-al=
t: 32px;">Read the full story on the <em>New York Post</em></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: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"line-height: 1.2; font-si=
ze: 12px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-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 <strong><em>What's ha=
ppening</em></strong>: Following both the Democratic and Republican Nationa=
l Committees "warning" staff about using TikTok, the <strong>Biden campaign=
has told staff to delete the Chinese-owned app from both their work and pe=
rsonal phones</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: 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><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at=
stake</em></strong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span =
style><strong>When the Trump Administration said it may ban TikTok over sec=
urity concerns, it faced criticism</strong>. But now even the Democratic Na=
tional Committee and Biden campaign have quietly announced that staff shoul=
d delete the app for that reason.</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>TikTok also made headlines earl=
ier in the 2020 election when <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color=
: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
IwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ2=
1haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaGlsbC5j=
b20vaG9tZW5ld3MvaG91c2UvNTAzNzY2LW9jYXNpby1jb3J0ZXotdHJ1bXAtcmFsbHktc2Fib3R=
hZ2VkLWJ5LXRlZW5zLW9uLXRpa3Rvaw&K=3Dz9HdIlhZWemJjLZDLEjmXw" target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>TikTok activists claimed they submitted false t=
icket requests for President Trump's Tulsa rally</strong></a>. In response,=
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) said of the activists, "Y'all make me =
so proud."</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;"><strong>TikTok is overwhelmingly popular wi=
th young and potentially first-time voters</strong>. (For context: think of=
how popular Facebook was with young Americans 10 to 15 years ago, and now =
increase that with the global reach of modern social media.)</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; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 14px;">If campaigns and their staff stop using the app due =
to security concerns, they'll lose an important avenue to reach them.</span=
></strong></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><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What else=
to know</em>: </strong>Last week, the <a style=3D"text-decoration: underli=
ne; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYmlnamFja2J1b=
HdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTM%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJ=
lZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vbmF0aW9uYWwtc2VjdXJpdHkvc2VuYXRlLW1vdmVzLXRvLWJhbi10aWt0b2=
stZnJvbS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LWlzc3VlZC1kZXZpY2VzLw&K=3DOCqm4EP4v8Rsx4c7h3r9KA" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">US Senate started the process to ban TikTo=
k from Senate-owned devices</a>. This could pave the way for a broader ban =
-- and private companies, particularly in highly regulated or privacy-orien=
ted industries, may follow suit if the trend continues.</span></span><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14px;"></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>Geo=
rge Clooney and President Obama are co-hosting a Biden fundraiser tonight.<=
/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: =
#ffff99;"><strong>Former President Obama and actor George Clooney will part=
icipate in a virtual conversation and fundraiser</strong></span> for presum=
ptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden=E2=80=99s campaign, accordi=
ng to two sources with knowledge of the event." (<a style=3D"text-decoratio=
n: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
TkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMyM2U0Nzk0ZTI4%3AYml=
namFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTU%3A%3AaHR0cHM6L=
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bG9vbmV5LXRvLWhvbGQtdmlydHVhbC1mdW5kcmFpc2VyLWZvci1iaWRlbi1vbi10dWVzZGF5&K=
=3DpJQkAlM_hSnHfnf7AUHxaQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Hill</a>)=
</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]
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et=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: non=
e; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border=
-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: a=
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>=E2=80=A2 <strong><em>What's ha=
ppening</em></strong>: The Democratic National Committee and Joe Biden are =
enjoying another Hollywood-star-led fundraiser. But we'll note the left's h=
ighest fundraising event, which raised $11 million, didn't top the <a style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjEwLTYxNmY3ODk5NTllNDRjZjBhNmJiOGMy=
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resident Trump raised in his virtual grassroots rallies</a>.</span></span><=
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reak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at=
stake</em></strong>: Fundraisers with high-profile guests are a normal par=
t of politics, and Clooney raised money for President Obama's previous camp=
aigns. </span></span><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>B=
ut what we think is interesting is that it doesn't seem that Biden will par=
ticipate in the live event. </span></span></strong></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>Biden has remained out of spotl=
ight more than any other modern presidential candidate, turning down an int=
erview with Chris Wallace earlier this week and releasing a live conversati=
on with President Obama as a highly edited video days later.</span></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>Perhaps Biden is staying off-screen because <a styl=
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didate from the voters likely isn't the gift that his campaign strategists =
seem to think it is.</span></span></p>
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[The Vote]

[Sanders co-chair says voting for Biden is like eating from a "bowl of [redacted]" ... and Sanders delegates plan "a revolt" for the Democratic convention.]

"Endorsing Joe Biden for president would be like eating a 'bowl of [redacted]', Bernie Sanders campaign co-chairwoman Nina Turner commented in an article that appeared in the Atlantic on Monday. [...] While many Sanders supporters have backed Biden, some progressives have made clear their disappointment at having to vote for the more centrist candidate." (National Review <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The Sanders campaign co-chair compared voting for Joe Biden to, well, you've read the line twice now.

What we think is more noteworthy than the strong language is that it is not a private conversation recorded and made public, an older statement, or a "hot mic" (i.e. a microphone left on when the speaker doesn't realize it).

This is from a media interview with The Atlantic, a major news outlet! You can read The Atlantic piece for yourself here <[link removed]> , but please note the language is not redacted.

• What's at stake: First, the media isn't telling the biggest story in the 2020 election: the massive, and ever-widening, split in the Democratic Party -- and how it could doom Biden's electoral chances in November. If the Republicans were facing this level of in-fighting, it would be all the pundits talked about.

Second, this comes at the same time as Sanders delegates planning "a revolt" at the Democratic National Convention over the inclusion of Medicare for All in the party platform <[link removed]> . Biden opposed Medicare for All in the primary; but progressive activists recently won a battle to advance the cause in the party.

In a broader vote last night, though, delegates voted down the addition of Medicare for All in the Democratic platform, as Sanders activists reported on Twitter <[link removed]> . So if Sanders delegates keep to the plan as POLITICO reported, there may be a pledge to vote down the party platform at the convention.

So just over two weeks out from the national convention, Biden has...

(1) no VP, just media reports that he's unhappy with his picks

(2) a powerful and openly hostile wing of his party, from its senior leaders (the Sanders co-chair) down to its activists

(3) a potential convention fight over what the Democratic Party stands for

... and the mainstream media hasn't said a word.

• What else to know: Although Biden is the expected nominee, pledged delegates for his primary opponents are part of the Democratic National Convention, too. Biden has 2,627 delegates to Sanders' 1,073.

So Biden is sure to win on the first ballot at the convention for the official nomination, but there are certainly enough Sanders supporters to have a significant impact on the proceedings, especially if they agree to unite against Biden and/or for Medicare for All.

[New leader for the Biden VP pick: Susan Rice, UN Ambassador and National Security Advisor from the Obama Administration.]

"The Biden campaign won’t comment on his potential running mates. But after word leaked that Rice is being vetted, buzz about the possibility has grown, spawning columns with titles like 'The Case for Susan Rice.' The chatter is loud enough that allies of others being eyed for the vice presidency are increasingly worried about Rice, especially because of her close ties to Biden, who, as Obama’s No. 2, had an office just steps away from hers." (POLITICO <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: After a widely sourced POLITICO report yesterday that said Joe Biden's personal relationship with a VP pick was highly important, there's a new profile today of Susan Rice -- with emphasis on her personal experience working with Biden during the Obama Administration.

• What's at stake: Everyone -- including, we think, Joe Biden -- wants to know who the Democratic VP will be on the ticket this year. Stories ahead of the announcement are likely some combination of effective pitching and PR by the staff of potential VP picks and/or trial balloons floated by the Biden campaign.

Rice seems to match the personal qualities that Biden allies previously identified as important. But she was a key figure in the Obama Administration's Benghazi scandal and Russia investigation <[link removed]> , and she's never been a candidate before.

Ultimately, we think the new stories about VP picks popping up daily with senior leaders on the left endorsing various choices is a sign that the Democratic Party is in disarray ... and Biden hasn't yet decided how (or if he can?) to unify and lead them.

• What else to know: We don't usually think it's proper to talk about politicians' families, but since POLITICO noted at the top of its profile <[link removed]> that Rice's son is a "proud and active Republican," we're including it here too.

[Young voters are on TikTok, but the campaigns and party committees can't reach them due to security concerns.]

"Joe Biden’s campaign has instructed its staff to delete TikTok — the Chinese-owned social media app — from their phones due to security and privacy concerns, according to a report." (New York Post <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on the New York Post <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Following both the Democratic and Republican National Committees "warning" staff about using TikTok, the Biden campaign has told staff to delete the Chinese-owned app from both their work and personal phones.

• What's at stake: When the Trump Administration said it may ban TikTok over security concerns, it faced criticism. But now even the Democratic National Committee and Biden campaign have quietly announced that staff should delete the app for that reason.

TikTok also made headlines earlier in the 2020 election when TikTok activists claimed they submitted false ticket requests for President Trump's Tulsa rally <[link removed]> . In response, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) said of the activists, "Y'all make me so proud."

TikTok is overwhelmingly popular with young and potentially first-time voters. (For context: think of how popular Facebook was with young Americans 10 to 15 years ago, and now increase that with the global reach of modern social media.)

If campaigns and their staff stop using the app due to security concerns, they'll lose an important avenue to reach them.

• What else to know: Last week, the US Senate started the process to ban TikTok from Senate-owned devices <[link removed]> . This could pave the way for a broader ban -- and private companies, particularly in highly regulated or privacy-oriented industries, may follow suit if the trend continues.

[George Clooney and President Obama are co-hosting a Biden fundraiser tonight.]

"Former President Obama and actor George Clooney will participate in a virtual conversation and fundraiser for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign, according to two sources with knowledge of the event." (The Hill <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The Democratic National Committee and Joe Biden are enjoying another Hollywood-star-led fundraiser. But we'll note the left's highest fundraising event, which raised $11 million, didn't top the $20 million President Trump raised in his virtual grassroots rallies <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: Fundraisers with high-profile guests are a normal part of politics, and Clooney raised money for President Obama's previous campaigns. But what we think is interesting is that it doesn't seem that Biden will participate in the live event.

Biden has remained out of spotlight more than any other modern presidential candidate, turning down an interview with Chris Wallace earlier this week and releasing a live conversation with President Obama as a highly edited video days later.

• What else to know: Perhaps Biden is staying off-screen because his previous live, virtual events have been marred by gliches <[link removed]> . But we'd say again: hiding a candidate from the voters likely isn't the gift that his campaign strategists seem to think it is.

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