Dear CV Friend,

More like a food fight.

That's what many Americans were saying last night (and other
things, of course).

OUR TAKE: Anyone expecting a knockout punch was left
disappointed. Trump was his own worst enemy. Too many times, he
bailed out Biden by interrupting him. And his aggressive posture
early on allowed Biden to duck several key issues - or outright
lie. The second half was a ridiculous 2-on-1 free-for-all with
moderator Chris Wallace openly debating the President, while
Biden did his own unchecked interrupting.

The verdict: a big missed opportunity -- both candidates lost.

Now that the dust has settled, here are some things we did learn
last night:

-Joe Biden and Kamala Harris continue to outright refuse to
answer the question of whether they would pack the Supreme Court.
Not taking a position is a position. They are hoping to hide
this deeply unpopular and radical plan from voters. Call it the
"we have to pass the bill (win the election), before we can tell
you what's in it" plan.

-Joe Biden claimed he does not support the Green New Deal or
"Medicare for All" -- two giant left-wing priorities. When
pressed, he shouted back "I am the Democratic Party!" AOC and
Bernie Sanders voters cannot be pleased.

-Joe Biden refused to condemn Antifa. In a sharp exchange,
President Trump said he would be happy to condemn white
supremacy, but that most of the violence he sees is from
left-wing groups. When Trump called on Biden to condemn Antifa,
Biden replied that Antifa is an "idea," not an organization. So
white supremacists are responsible for the violence in our
streets? Really? Tell that to the families with businesses in
Kenosha.

-What did Biden prioritize? In the first 5 minutes of the debate
the former Veep said "Roe v. Wade is on the ballot," before
correcting himself saying the Supreme Court and therefore Roe is
at stake. Allow us to translate: I'm the abortion candidate.
Vote for me.

LET'S BE HONEST: Debates represent opportunities to shake up the
race. They are opportunities for the candidate trailing to make
up some ground. Mitt Romney won the first debate of 2012 hands
down, only to go on to lose. In 2016, nearly every commentator
declared Hillary the victor of the first debate. And we all know
how that turned out. One debate doesn't decide an election.
This race is now a game of very small numbers, with only a sliver
of the electorate still undecided.

The good news?

We know where these voters are. And a huge chunk of them are
Catholic.

Our national team is working harder than ever in six key
battleground states. We've now recruited nearly 2,500 field
volunteers and have made over 550,000 individual calls to
Catholic voters in these states. And the numbers are climbing...

In addition, we launched two new ads in the past 48 hours,
including this new ad to awaken Hispanic Catholics to what's at
stake. With your help, this ad will be delivered to
approximately 250,000 Hispanic Catholic voters in the coming
days.

Watch the ad: [link removed]

Last night isn't slowing us down.

I'm urging our team to keep focused, stay positive, and execute
on our plan.

Also yesterday? Amy Coney Barrett met with senators to begin her
confirmation process.

As always, please keep our work in your prayers.

We need all the prayers and support you can give us!
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Brian



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