Inside the DNC..
Last night Joe Biden "passed the torch" -- yeah right.
Biden “passes the torch” past primetime…
.Many Democrats who are supporters of Biden thought his late night (he didn’t start until past 11:30pm ET) was demeaning to the former president - clearly past primetime but most importantly WELL past when most people had gone to bed. It was just the last insult to Biden from his party. But if you listened you can see why they did it — he reminded them — VERY clearly - why they pushed him out 30 days ago.
Trump’s pollster tells us what messaging is working…
Friday we've got Trump campagin’s political director James Blair joining us — you all know that I’ve been saying this is a turnout election meaning its all about who has the better ground game, and James Blair is leading that effort for the Trump campaign.
Stories I’m Reading…
Tim Walz’s wife confirms she never underwent IVF despite him heavily suggesting she did — via New York Post
This is becoming a pattern isn’t it - his military service, his DUI, and now this. He has a problem with telling the truth. For all the media and leftist hype about Trump not telling the truth it seems the quick vetting process missed a lot.
Several protesters break through security fence near United Center as thousands gather for DNC — via Chicago Tribune
My take: Serious question for the apologists in the media, how much violence and damage has to occur before it's not "mostly peaceful"?
Women are better off with President Trump in office — via Rep Elise Stefanik in Real Clear Politics
Trump announces White House transition team — his sons included — via NY Post
My take: no one better than Linda McMahon to lead this effort.
‘Washington Post’ reviews star columnist Taylor Lorenz’s ‘war criminal’ jab at Biden — via NPR
My take: This is misinformation being peddled by NPR, she’s NOT a star. It will be interesting how this ends — she initially lied about the posting and then after it was proven authentic suddenly became quiet when they announced they were investigating.
Things that WILL sway the election…
From Politico:
GOP’S CORNEL WEST GAMBIT — A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party scrambled over the weekend to rescue an effort to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the Arizona ballot, offering one of the clearest examples yet of the GOP’s extensive involvement in furthering the left-wing academic’s long-shot bid, reports the Associated Press.
Republicans and their allies have worked to get West on the ballot in Arizona, Wisconsin, Virginia, North Carolina, Nebraska, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Maine, all in the hope that West will help boost former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning later this year by pulling support from Harris. West does not need to win a state to serve as a spoiler candidate — a few thousand votes in battleground states could be decisive.
And this is why it matters: In 2016 75,000 voter in 3 states made the difference. In 2016, it was 44,000 voters in 3 states. The big difference was that in 2016 third party candidates — specially Jill Stein of the Green Party made the difference.
So….