From TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject WATCH: "Are you a junkie?" Biden's response to cognitive test question
Date August 5, 2020 5:31 PM
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[The Vote]

[Report: "Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: '=
Are you a junkie?'"]

"CBS correspondent Errol Barnett prompted the presumptive Democratic nomine=
e to clarify if he had taken a test measuring his mental acuity, leading to=
a tense exchange. 'No, I haven't taken a test. Why the hell would I take a=
test? Come on, man,' Biden said. =E2=80=9CThat's like saying to you, befor=
e you got on this program if you had taken a test were you taking cocaine o=
r not. What do you think, huh? Are you a junkie?'"(POLITICO <[link removed]
litico.com/news/2020/08/05/joe-biden-reporter-cognitive-test-391771> )

Read the full story on POLITICO <[link removed]
oe-biden-reporter-cognitive-test-391771>

Watch the video clip on Twitter <[link removed]
us/1290940305865400321>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Joe Biden did (another) pre-taped interview th=
at will air at a later date -- and, during it, had a bizarre reply to CBS r=
eporter Errol Barnett. The full quote is above. The key items to know: Barn=
ett asked if he'd taken a cognitive test, and Biden's rambling response end=
ed with "What do you think, huh? Are you a junkie?"
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You can watch the video clip for yourself here, from Barnett's Twitter acc=
ount <[link removed]> .
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: President Trump and his campaign have successfu=
lly made questions about Biden's mental fitness part of the 2020 campaign -=
- and Biden's response has been bizarre at best in three ways:
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(1) In this interview -- The Biden campaign likely prepped a response to a=
question about cognitive testing, given President Trump's recent emphasis =
on it ... and we doubt this was the planned answer. Instead, Biden is makin=
g headlines for his inelegant response.
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(2) By ducking the media -- Biden has kept a low profile on the campaign t=
rail. He's spent a tiny fraction of the time that President Trump has in fr=
ont of TV cameras or in interviews. Chris Wallace of Fox News pledged he'd =
ask weekly if Biden would join his show or any others <[link removed]
com/media/chris-wallace-joe-biden-fox-news-sunday> , as President Trump has=
already done.
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The longer this continues, the more pressure it places on Biden's few medi=
a appearances -- and the more it gives credibility to President Trump's cri=
ticism of his opponent.
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(3) On the campaign trail -- Biden's campaign has been plagued with techni=
cal glitches and gaffes. Just over a week ago, Biden got the name of a camp=
aign venue wrong ... and then added, "That's a joke. I don't know where we =
were." <[link removed]
t-know-where-he-is/>
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Watch the video for yourself here. <[link removed]
iden-tells-reporters-he-doesnt-know-where-he-is/>
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: In yet another bizarre twist, Biden said in J=
une that he is "'constantly tested' for cognitive decline," as the Daily Wi=
re reported. <[link removed]
ed-for-cognitive-decline>
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So which is it? Don't expect the mainstream media to follow up and find ou=
t.

[President Trump asks for the presidential debate schedule to be moved up f=
rom late September.]

"President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the first presidential deba=
te to be moved up because it=E2=80=99s scheduled 35 days before the electio=
n, and said early voting in many states means many Americans will cast ball=
ots before the face-to-face contests between the two candidates even begin.=
" (Daily Wire <[link removed]
ntial-debate-to-be-moved-up-due-to-early-mail-in-voting> )

Read the full story on the Daily Wire <[link removed]
-calls-for-first-presidential-debate-to-be-moved-up-due-to-early-mail-in-vo=
ting>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: The first presidential debate is scheduled for=
September 29; the last, October 22. But now President Trump has asked for =
an earlier debate schedule, given the sharp increase in early, absentee, an=
d voting by mail expected due to COVID-19.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: First, President Trump is widely expected to ha=
ve the upper hand in the presidential debates, and it's no surprise he is n=
ow pressing his advantage.
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While President Trump's team has requested additional presidential debates=
<[link removed]
8/03/id/980253/> , the left has started to suggest Biden should skip them a=
ltogether. This new public request from the president will increase pressur=
e on the Biden campaign to respond and address whether he'll actually parti=
cipate.
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Second, President Trump makes an excellent point. The presidential debates=
are traditionally scheduled close to Election Day for the benefit of undec=
ided voters.
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But this year, many voters will cast ballots by mail far ahead of November=
, which means the presidential debates will play a smaller role in voters' =
decision-making. It makes sense to move them earlier, especially since earl=
y voting may begin in some states in just weeks.
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Don't expect enthusiasm from Biden or the lef=
t. Remember that there have been three recent, high-profile opinion pieces =
arguing that Biden should avoid the debates altogether:
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-- a New York Times op-ed from Thomas Friedman that suggested bizarre requ=
irements Biden should make of Trump before a debate <[link removed]
m/2020/07/07/opinion/biden-trump-debate.html>
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-- a CNN opinion piece from a Clinton-era White House Press Secretary, who=
tries to blame President Trump (of course!) <[link removed]
7/opinions/biden-trump-presidential-election-lockhart/index.html>
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-- a New York Times op-ed from Monday morning that argues we should do awa=
y with the debates altogether <[link removed]
rump-biden-presidential-debates-2020.html>

["The Squad is here to stay and it's growing." Another senior House Democra=
t loses a primary to a far-left challenger.]

"Democratic Rep. Lacy Clay lost his primary in Missouri=E2=80=99s 1st Distr=
ict Tuesday to Cori Bush, a former nurse and pastor, becoming the seventh i=
ncumbent congressman to be unseated this year. Bush, a progressive who supp=
orts the Green New Deal, Medicare-for-All and defunding the police, beat Cl=
ay by just over three points, according to The New York Times." (Daily Call=
er <[link removed]
es-primary-progressive-cori-bush/> )

Read the story on the Daily Caller <[link removed]
democratic-missouri-rep-clay-loses-primary-progressive-cori-bush/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri lost his primary ra=
ce to progressive challenger Cori Bush. Rep. Clay was first elected in 1991=
, and his father represented the district before him. Bush was supported by=
the Justice Democrats, a far-left group that has also supported Rep. Alexa=
ndria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and her "Squad."
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Far-left progressives are taking over the Democ=
ratic Party ... and the media just isn't telling the story! In 2018, Rep. C=
lay beat Bush "by nearly 20 points," as the Daily Caller reported <[link removed]
www.dailycaller.com/2020/08/05/democratic-missouri-rep-clay-loses-primary-p=
rogressive-cori-bush/> . This year, he lost to her by three percentage poin=
ts.
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Progressives have challenged "establishment" Democrats -- including long-t=
ime Members and leaders, like Rep. Clay -- in primaries across the country =
this year, and they're finding success.
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The Justice Democrats, a group that's backed AOC, isn't shy about touting =
the victory either. The Daily Caller quoted Alexandra Rojas, the executive =
director, as saying, "If you didn't know, now you know: the Squad is here t=
o stay and it's growing."
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That's a clear message to the Democratic Party about where they're headed =
-- even if the media doesn't want to hear it.
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Rep. Clay isn't the first Democratic House me=
mber to lose a primary to a far-left progressive challenger. Progressive ca=
ndidate Jamaal Bowman beat 16-term incumbent and House committee chairman R=
ep. Eliot Engel in New York's June primary <[link removed]
020/07/17/engel-ousted-in-new-york-primary-after-lengthy-vote-count-367328>=
.

[In another victory for the progressive "Squad," Rep. Rashida Tlaib won her=
primary last night.]

"Progressive 'Squad' member Representative Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) has cl=
aimed victory over her establishment challenger in a primary race for her H=
ouse seat. Tlaib beat out Detroit City Council president Brenda Jones, whom=
she narrowly defeated in a crowded primary in 2018 before first being elec=
ted to her seat. Tlaib=E2=80=99s 2018 election made her one of the first tw=
o Muslim women in Congress." (National Review <[link removed]
om/news/squad-member-rashida-tlaib-claims-victory-in-michigan-primary/> )

Read the full story on National Review <[link removed]
/squad-member-rashida-tlaib-claims-victory-in-michigan-primary/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib won the Demo=
cratic primary in her Michigan district last night. She faced the same oppo=
nent as her 2018 primary, when she won by just 900 votes <[link removed]
es.com/2020/08/03/us/politics/michigan-primary-rashida-tlaib-brenda-jones.h=
tml> .
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: There's not much to stop the progressive takeov=
er of the Democratic Party! Progressive candidates have won several major p=
rimary races this year, including the one in The Vote story above.
=20
"Establishment" Democrats may have taken comfort if one member of the "Squ=
ad" lost a primary race. But that won't be today.
=20
=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Another original "Squad" member, Rep. Ilhan O=
mar, is still in the midst of a tough primary campaign <[link removed]
con.com/2020-election/pelosi-funnels-14000-to-ilhan-omar-campaign-amid-expe=
nsive-primary-fight/> . The election will be held next week on August 11.


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ort: "Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: 'Are =
you a junkie?'"</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"CBS correspondent Errol Barnett p=
rompted the presumptive Democratic nominee to clarify if he had taken a tes=
t measuring his mental acuity, leading to a tense exchange. <span style=3D"=
background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>'No, I haven't taken a test. Why the he=
ll would I take a test? Come on, man,' Biden said</strong></span>. =E2=80=
=9CThat's like saying to you, before you got on this program if you had tak=
en a test were you taking cocaine or not. What do you think, huh? Are you a=
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the video clip on Twitter</span></span></a>
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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 happening</em></=
strong>: Joe Biden did (another) pre-taped interview that will air at a lat=
er date -- and, during it, had a bizarre reply to CBS reporter Errol Barnet=
t. The full quote is above. The key items to know: <strong>Barnett asked if=
he'd taken a cognitive test, and Biden's rambling response ended with "Wha=
t do you think, huh? Are you a junkie?"</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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if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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><strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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clip for yourself here, from Barnett's Twitter account</a>.</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;">&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><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: President Trump and his campaign have successfully made questions a=
bout Biden's mental fitness part of the 2020 campaign -- and Biden's respon=
se has been bizarre at best in three ways:</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: 14px; 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><strong>(1) In this interview</strong> -- The=
Biden campaign likely prepped a response to a question about cognitive tes=
ting, given President Trump's recent emphasis on it ... and<strong> we doub=
t this was the planned answer. Instead, Biden is making headlines for his i=
nelegant response.</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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if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;"><span style>(2) By ducking the media </span></span></strong><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>-- Biden has kept a low profile on t=
he campaign trail. He's</span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span=
style>&nbsp;spent a tiny fraction of the time that President Trump has in =
front of TV cameras or in interviews. <strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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ZGF5&K=3DsjAmUBjswk54v_83-B436w" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Chris W=
allace of Fox News pledged he'd ask weekly if Biden would join his show or =
any others</a>, as President Trump has already done.</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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if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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>The longer this continues, the more pressure =
it places on Biden's few media appearances -- and the more it gives credibi=
lity to President Trump's criticism of his opponent.</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: 14px; 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>(3) On the campaign trail</strong> --=
Biden's campaign has been plagued with technical glitches and gaffes. Just=
over a week ago, <strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0=
068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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n got the name of a campaign venue wrong ... and then added, "That's a joke=
. I don't know where we were."</a></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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y8&K=3DgBDO0il-P9m5lxSLfYk22Q" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Watch the=
video for yourself here.</a></span></span></strong></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; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"font-size: 14=
px;"><strong>=E2=80=A2 What else to know:&nbsp;</strong></span></em><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size: 14px;">In yet another bizarre twist, <a style=3D"text-de=
coration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><strong>Biden said in June that he is "'constantly=
tested' for cognitive decline,"</strong> as the Daily Wire reported.</a> <=
/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=
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">So which is it? Don't expect the mainstream media to foll=
ow up and find out.</span></p>
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sident Trump asks for the presidential debate schedule to be moved up from =
late September.</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"<span style=3D"background-color: =
#ffff99;"><strong>President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the first =
presidential debate to be moved up</strong></span> because it=E2=80=99s sch=
eduled 35 days before the election, and said early voting in many states me=
ans many Americans will cast ballots before the face-to-face contests betwe=
en the two candidates even begin." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline;=
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play:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-br=
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=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=
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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>: The first presidential debate is scheduled for September 29; the l=
ast, October 22. <strong>But now President Trump has asked for an earlier d=
ebate schedule, given the sharp increase in early, absentee, and voting by =
mail</strong> expected due to COVID-19.</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;">&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><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: First, President Trump is widely expected to have the upper hand in=
the presidential debates, and it's no surprise he is now pressing his adva=
ntage.</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;">&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: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;"><span style>While <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #=
0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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>President Trump's team has requested additional presidential debates</a>, =
the left has started to suggest Biden should skip them altogether.</span></=
span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style> This new public=
request from the president will increase pressure on the Biden campaign to=
respond and address whether he'll actually participate.</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;">&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>Second, President Trump makes an excellent po=
int. <strong>The presidential debates are traditionally scheduled close to =
Election Day for the benefit of undecided voters</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;">&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>But this year, many voters will cast ballots =
by mail&nbsp;<em>far</em> ahead of November, which means the presidential d=
ebates will play a smaller role in voters' decision-making. It makes sense =
to move them earlier, especially since early voting may begin in some state=
s in just weeks.</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;">&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>: Do=
n't expect enthusiasm from Biden or the left. Remember that there have been=
three recent, high-profile opinion pieces arguing that Biden should avoid =
the debates altogether:</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: 14px; margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>"Th=
e Squad is here to stay and it's growing." Another senior House Democrat lo=
ses a primary to a far-left challenger.<br></strong></span></span></p>
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reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"background-color: #=
ffffff;">"Democratic Rep. Lacy Clay lost his primary in Missouri=E2=80=99s =
1st District Tuesday to Cori Bush, a former nurse and pastor, becoming the =
seventh incumbent congressman to be unseated this year. <span style=3D"back=
ground-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Bush, a progressive who supports the Green =
New Deal, Medicare-for-All and defunding the police, beat Clay by just over=
three points</strong></span>, according to The New York Times.</span>" (<a=
style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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aller</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>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong=
>Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri lost his primary race to progressive challenger=
Cori Bush</strong>. Rep. Clay was first elected in 1991, and his father re=
presented the district before him. Bush was supported by the Justice Democr=
ats, a far-left group that has also supported Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez=
(AOC) and her "Squad."</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;">&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><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: <strong>Far-left progressives are taking over the Democratic Party =
... and the media just isn't telling the story! </strong></span></span><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>In 2018, Rep. Clay beat Bush "by n=
early 20 points," <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" =
href=3D"[link removed]
I3NTQ3ZmVkMDRkYTg5OGE5ZjAxYjI4ODQwMzc2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3=
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MjAvMDgvMDUvZGVtb2NyYXRpYy1taXNzb3VyaS1yZXAtY2xheS1sb3Nlcy1wcmltYXJ5LXByb2d=
yZXNzaXZlLWNvcmktYnVzaC8&K=3DrhZG4NhmEJbLWZzFUI2L1A" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener">as the Daily Caller reported</a>. This year, he lost to her b=
y three percentage points.</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;">&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>Progressives have challenged "establishment" =
Democrats -- including long-time Members and leaders, like Rep. Clay -- in =
primaries across the country this year, and they're finding success.</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;">&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>The Justice Democrats, a group that's backed =
AOC, isn't shy about touting the victory either. The Daily Caller quoted Al=
exandra Rojas, the executive director, as saying, <strong>"If you didn't kn=
ow, now you know: the Squad is here to stay and it's growing."</strong></sp=
an></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;">&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: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;"><span style>That's a clear message to the Democratic Party about w=
here they're headed -- even if the media doesn't want to hear it.</span></s=
pan></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;">&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>: Re=
p. Clay isn't the first Democratic House member to lose a primary to a far-=
left progressive challenger. <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color:=
#0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
wMjE4LTlmYzI3NTQ3ZmVkMDRkYTg5OGE5ZjAxYjI4ODQwMzc2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21=
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29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wNy8xNy9lbmdlbC1vdXN0ZWQtaW4tbmV3LXlvcmstcHJpbWFyeS1hZnRl=
ci1sZW5ndGh5LXZvdGUtY291bnQtMzY3MzI4&K=3DdB1DeDancz0vXldxaPEVUg" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Progressive candidate Jamaal Bowman beat 16-term i=
ncumbent and House committee chairman Rep. Eliot Engel in New York's June p=
rimary</a>.</span></p>
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another victory for the progressive "Squad," Rep. Rashida Tlaib won her pri=
mary last night.</strong></span></span><span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"></sp=
an></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"Progressive 'Squad' member Repres=
entative Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) has claimed victory over her establishme=
nt challenger in a primary race for her House seat. <span style=3D"backgrou=
nd-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Tlaib beat out Detroit City Council president B=
renda Jones, whom she narrowly defeated in a crowded primary in 2018</stron=
g></span> before first being elected to her seat. Tlaib=E2=80=99s 2018 elec=
tion made her one of the first two Muslim women in Congress.</em><em>" (<a =
style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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/a>)</em></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>=E2=80=A2 <strong><em>What's ha=
ppening</em></strong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span=
style>"Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic primary in her =
Michigan district last night. She faced the same opponent as her 2018 prima=
ry, </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><a style=3D"=
text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ine/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjE4LTlmYzI3NTQ3ZmVkMDRkYTg5OGE5ZjAxYjI4=
ODQwMzc2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjI%=
3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8wMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taWNoaW=
dhbi1wcmltYXJ5LXJhc2hpZGEtdGxhaWItYnJlbmRhLWpvbmVzLmh0bWw&K=3DB4vS66toqZNe4=
5T53OwAtQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">when she won by just 900 vote=
s</a>.</span></span></p>
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reak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; 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;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at=
stake</em></strong>: <strong>There's not much to stop the progressive take=
over of the Democratic Party! </strong></span></span><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 14px;"><span style>Progressive candidates have won several major primar=
y races this year, including the one in The Vote story above.</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;">&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;"><span style>"Establishment" Democrats may h=
ave taken comfort if one member of the "Squad" lost a primary race. But tha=
t won't be today.</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;">&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;"><span style>=E2=80=A2<strong><em> What else=
to know</em></strong>: Another original "Squad" member, <a style=3D"text-d=
ecoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjE4LTlmYzI3NTQ3ZmVkMDRkYTg5OGE5ZjAxYjI4ODQwMz=
c2%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMjM%3A%3Aa=
HR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vMjAyMC1lbGVjdGlvbi9wZWxvc2ktZnVubmVscy0x=
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v&K=3DwF64kcljX9bya_EcPIrX6A" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Rep. Ilhan=
Omar, is still in the midst of a tough primary campaign</a>. The election =
will be held next week on August 11.</span></span></p>
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[The Vote]

[Report: "Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: 'Are you a junkie?'"]

"CBS correspondent Errol Barnett prompted the presumptive Democratic nominee to clarify if he had taken a test measuring his mental acuity, leading to a tense exchange. 'No, I haven't taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test? Come on, man,' Biden said. “That's like saying to you, before you got on this program if you had taken a test were you taking cocaine or not. What do you think, huh? Are you a junkie?'"(POLITICO <[link removed]> )

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

Watch the video clip on Twitter <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Joe Biden did (another) pre-taped interview that will air at a later date -- and, during it, had a bizarre reply to CBS reporter Errol Barnett. The full quote is above. The key items to know: Barnett asked if he'd taken a cognitive test, and Biden's rambling response ended with "What do you think, huh? Are you a junkie?"

You can watch the video clip for yourself here, from Barnett's Twitter account <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: President Trump and his campaign have successfully made questions about Biden's mental fitness part of the 2020 campaign -- and Biden's response has been bizarre at best in three ways:

(1) In this interview -- The Biden campaign likely prepped a response to a question about cognitive testing, given President Trump's recent emphasis on it ... and we doubt this was the planned answer. Instead, Biden is making headlines for his inelegant response.

(2) By ducking the media -- Biden has kept a low profile on the campaign trail. He's spent a tiny fraction of the time that President Trump has in front of TV cameras or in interviews. Chris Wallace of Fox News pledged he'd ask weekly if Biden would join his show or any others <[link removed]> , as President Trump has already done.

The longer this continues, the more pressure it places on Biden's few media appearances -- and the more it gives credibility to President Trump's criticism of his opponent.

(3) On the campaign trail -- Biden's campaign has been plagued with technical glitches and gaffes. Just over a week ago, Biden got the name of a campaign venue wrong ... and then added, "That's a joke. I don't know where we were." <[link removed]>

Watch the video for yourself here. <[link removed]>

• What else to know: In yet another bizarre twist, Biden said in June that he is "'constantly tested' for cognitive decline," as the Daily Wire reported. <[link removed]>

So which is it? Don't expect the mainstream media to follow up and find out.

[President Trump asks for the presidential debate schedule to be moved up from late September.]

"President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the first presidential debate to be moved up because it’s scheduled 35 days before the election, and said early voting in many states means many Americans will cast ballots before the face-to-face contests between the two candidates even begin." (Daily Wire <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: The first presidential debate is scheduled for September 29; the last, October 22. But now President Trump has asked for an earlier debate schedule, given the sharp increase in early, absentee, and voting by mail expected due to COVID-19.

• What's at stake: First, President Trump is widely expected to have the upper hand in the presidential debates, and it's no surprise he is now pressing his advantage.

While President Trump's team has requested additional presidential debates <[link removed]> , the left has started to suggest Biden should skip them altogether. This new public request from the president will increase pressure on the Biden campaign to respond and address whether he'll actually participate.

Second, President Trump makes an excellent point. The presidential debates are traditionally scheduled close to Election Day for the benefit of undecided voters.

But this year, many voters will cast ballots by mail far ahead of November, which means the presidential debates will play a smaller role in voters' decision-making. It makes sense to move them earlier, especially since early voting may begin in some states in just weeks.

• What else to know: Don't expect enthusiasm from Biden or the left. Remember that there have been three recent, high-profile opinion pieces arguing that Biden should avoid the debates altogether:

-- a New York Times op-ed from Thomas Friedman that suggested bizarre requirements Biden should make of Trump before a debate <[link removed]>

-- a CNN opinion piece from a Clinton-era White House Press Secretary, who tries to blame President Trump (of course!) <[link removed]>

-- a New York Times op-ed from Monday morning that argues we should do away with the debates altogether <[link removed]>

["The Squad is here to stay and it's growing." Another senior House Democrat loses a primary to a far-left challenger.]

"Democratic Rep. Lacy Clay lost his primary in Missouri’s 1st District Tuesday to Cori Bush, a former nurse and pastor, becoming the seventh incumbent congressman to be unseated this year. Bush, a progressive who supports the Green New Deal, Medicare-for-All and defunding the police, beat Clay by just over three points, according to The New York Times." (Daily Caller <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri lost his primary race to progressive challenger Cori Bush. Rep. Clay was first elected in 1991, and his father represented the district before him. Bush was supported by the Justice Democrats, a far-left group that has also supported Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and her "Squad."

• What's at stake: Far-left progressives are taking over the Democratic Party ... and the media just isn't telling the story! In 2018, Rep. Clay beat Bush "by nearly 20 points," as the Daily Caller reported <[link removed]> . This year, he lost to her by three percentage points.

Progressives have challenged "establishment" Democrats -- including long-time Members and leaders, like Rep. Clay -- in primaries across the country this year, and they're finding success.

The Justice Democrats, a group that's backed AOC, isn't shy about touting the victory either. The Daily Caller quoted Alexandra Rojas, the executive director, as saying, "If you didn't know, now you know: the Squad is here to stay and it's growing."

That's a clear message to the Democratic Party about where they're headed -- even if the media doesn't want to hear it.

• What else to know: Rep. Clay isn't the first Democratic House member to lose a primary to a far-left progressive challenger. Progressive candidate Jamaal Bowman beat 16-term incumbent and House committee chairman Rep. Eliot Engel in New York's June primary <[link removed]> .

[In another victory for the progressive "Squad," Rep. Rashida Tlaib won her primary last night.]

"Progressive 'Squad' member Representative Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) has claimed victory over her establishment challenger in a primary race for her House seat. Tlaib beat out Detroit City Council president Brenda Jones, whom she narrowly defeated in a crowded primary in 2018 before first being elected to her seat. Tlaib’s 2018 election made her one of the first two Muslim women in Congress." (National Review <[link removed]> )

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

• What's happening: "Squad" member Rep. Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic primary in her Michigan district last night. She faced the same opponent as her 2018 primary, when she won by just 900 votes <[link removed]> .

• What's at stake: There's not much to stop the progressive takeover of the Democratic Party! Progressive candidates have won several major primary races this year, including the one in The Vote story above.

"Establishment" Democrats may have taken comfort if one member of the "Squad" lost a primary race. But that won't be today.

• What else to know: Another original "Squad" member, Rep. Ilhan Omar, is still in the midst of a tough primary campaign <[link removed]> . The election will be held next week on August 11.


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