thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-30--If you're exhausted, blame the media

If you're exhausted, blame the media

A reason to vote for Joe Biden , according to former President Barack Obama , is that `` it just wo n't be so exhausting . ''
The exhaustion is real , but do n't buy into the idea that it 's President Trump who exhausted you .
No , it 's not him or his tweets .
It 's the news media 's obsessive , round-the-clock , ever-panicked coverage that has exhausted you .
They 've jumped from one manufactured crisis to the next , amplifying every single thing that he does as if any of it should make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you see that Trump dumped a box of food into a koi fish pond ?
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Yes , if you do n't recall , that was an actual media controversy of the Trump presidency .
The New York Times this week had each of its 15 regular columnists write a piece about what America has `` lost '' under Trump .
`` It ’ s exhausting to be this outraged all the time , '' moaned Maureen Dowd .
Her colleague Michelle Goldberg similarly wrote that `` when politics are so alarming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recede , it creates cultural claustrophobia . ''
This would be like banging two pans together and at the same time crying out , `` Why wo n't the noise stop ?
! ''
If you consume political news for a living , it 's surely going to exhaust you that the media do little more than hyperventilate over every move the president makes , insisting that each one deserves your utmost concern .
But it 's not true .
If you 're tired , you know who to blame .
And electing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .

A reason to vote for Joe Biden, according to former President Barack Obama, is that "it just won't be so exhausting."
The exhaustion is real, but don't buy into the idea that it's President Trump who exhausted you.
No, it's not him or his tweets. It's the news media's obsessive, round-the-clock, ever-panicked coverage that has exhausted you.
They've jumped from one manufactured crisis to the next, amplifying every single thing that he does as if any of it should make a difference in our lives.
Did you see that Trump dumped a box of food into a koi fish pond?! Yes, if you don't recall, that was an actual media controversy of the Trump presidency.
The New York Times this week had each of its 15 regular columnists write a piece about what America has "lost" under Trump. "It’s exhausting to be this outraged all the time," moaned Maureen Dowd.
Her colleague Michelle Goldberg similarly wrote that "when politics are so alarming that the rest of the world seems to recede, it creates cultural claustrophobia."
This would be like banging two pans together and at the same time crying out, "Why won't the noise stop?!"
If you consume political news for a living, it's surely going to exhaust you that the media do little more than hyperventilate over every move the president makes, insisting that each one deserves your utmost concern.
But it's not true. If you're tired, you know who to blame. And electing Biden isn't the way to fix it.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-30--Nigel Farage and Michael Cohen gamble on opposite ends of Trump reelection with big bets

Two men who have lived on the periphery of President Trump 's political orbit are betting big against each other over whether or not Trump will retain the Oval Office after Tuesday 's election .
Brexit leader Nigel Farage and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen have both reportedly placed a $ 10,000 bet ( 10,000 pounds in Farage 's case ) on the upcoming election with Farage taking the over .
`` It ’ s a combination of Joe ’ s likability versus Trump ’ s divisiveness , ignorance , and arrogance , '' Cohen said .
`` Through his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including COVID-19 , Trump has lost the silent majority in the U.S. , even some in the Midwest states where he won by double digits in 2016 .
He will be the loser.
” But Farage , whose sudden rise to power and populist ideology have mirrored Trump 's ascension to the presidency , gushed about the president 's first term during a rally in Arizona this week .
Farage called Trump `` the single most resilient and bravest person I have ever met in my life . ''
`` I 'm going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Farage said .
`` I 'm going to have 10 grand on Donald Trump to win next Tuesday . ''
The two men reportedly placed their bets on the betting site Guesser .
In an interview with the website following his bet , Cohen said he would donate the money won to the American Civil Liberties Union .
“ I can ’ t wait for Trump to lose , and as soon as the American public hands him his ass , I ’ m going to hand over a check for $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .

Two men who have lived on the periphery of President Trump's political orbit are betting big against each other over whether or not Trump will retain the Oval Office after Tuesday's election.
Brexit leader Nigel Farage and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen have both reportedly placed a $10,000 bet (10,000 pounds in Farage's case) on the upcoming election with Farage taking the over.
"It’s a combination of Joe’s likability versus Trump’s divisiveness, ignorance, and arrogance," Cohen said. "Through his mishandling of a multitude of issues, including COVID-19, Trump has lost the silent majority in the U.S., even some in the Midwest states where he won by double digits in 2016. He will be the loser.”
But Farage, whose sudden rise to power and populist ideology have mirrored Trump's ascension to the presidency, gushed about the president's first term during a rally in Arizona this week. Farage called Trump "the single most resilient and bravest person I have ever met in my life."
"I'm going the other side of Michael Cohen," Farage said. "I'm going to have 10 grand on Donald Trump to win next Tuesday."
The two men reportedly placed their bets on the betting site Guesser. In an interview with the website following his bet, Cohen said he would donate the money won to the American Civil Liberties Union.
“I can’t wait for Trump to lose, and as soon as the American public hands him his ass, I’m going to hand over a check for $15,000 to the ACLU,” Cohen said.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-30--Biden, Harris, and spouses all-in for Pennsylvania 'barnstorm' before Election Day

The Biden campaign will go all-in on Pennsylvania in the final day of campaigning before Election Day .
Joe Biden , Kamala Harris , and their spouses Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff will fan out across the four corners of the battleground state for a `` barnstorm '' on Monday , making a major push to secure a win in the state that President Trump won in 2016 by little more than 44,000 votes .
The former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee is also slated to make an address on Sunday from Philadelphia .
The decision to concentrate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state .
The majority of Trump 's potential paths to another victory include winning the state 's 20 Electoral College votes again .
A Biden win in the state would block those paths , making an overall Biden victory more likely .
The R ealClearPolitics average of Pennsylvania polls finds the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee with a 3.2 point lead over Trump .
Trump 's closing message to Pennsylvanians centers on the energy industry .
Fracking accounts for tens of thousands of jobs in the state .
The president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final debate statement that he wants to `` transition from the oil industry . ''
“ You do n't need a president like that .
That means no fracking , no natural gas , no coal , no jobs , no energy , no Pennsylvania family being well taken care of , ” Trump said at a Pennsylvania rally earlier this week .
Biden and Harris , meanwhile , have tried to rebut Trump 's message and communicate that Biden does not support banning fracking , despite his previous statements to the contrary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the state , being born in Scranton and attending school there until his family moved to Delaware when he was 10 years old .
Pennsylvania has been Biden 's most-visited state in the last two months of the campaign as he has scaled back his campaign travel and event sizes due to the coronavirus pandemic .
It is easy for the former vice president to get to from his Wilmington , Delaware home — sometimes just popping right over the state line to Philadelphia to deliver a speech .
Monday will mark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state since Sept. 1 , including one day when he visited the 9/11 memorial and two televised town halls .
That 's more than twice as many visits as Biden has made to any other battleground states .
The focus on Pennsylvania in the final days rather than other battleground states is also a reflection of where votes are still up for grabs , as the state has much lower early voting levels than other battlegrounds .
Early in-person voting ended on Tuesday , though voters who requested a mail-in ballot can still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to University of Florida professor Michael McDonald 's United States Election Project tracking early votes cast and mail-in votes received , early votes received in Pennsylvania as a percentage of 2016 total turnout is 34.3 % .
Florida 's early vote as a percentage of 2016 total sits at 81.6 % .
in North Carolina , it is at 85.6 % , and Texas has surpassed 100 % .
Trump will tour Pennsylvania with three signature rallies on Saturday , making stops in Bucks County , Reading , and Butler .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state since Sept. 1 , tied for most-visited with his number of past and scheduled days in North Carolina and Florida .
On Monday , Trump is slated to return to North Carolina after a rally in Fayetteville on Thursday was rescheduled due to weather .
Then , he 'll make a stop in Scranton , Pennsylvania , likely a deliberate attempt to show his support in Biden 's hometown , and then make two stops in Michigan and one in Kenosha , Wisconsin .
The president had another all-day campaign trip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26 , showing that he , too , is all-in on the state .

The Biden campaign will go all-in on Pennsylvania in the final day of campaigning before Election Day.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and their spouses Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff will fan out across the four corners of the battleground state for a "barnstorm" on Monday, making a major push to secure a win in the state that President Trump won in 2016 by little more than 44,000 votes.
The former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee is also slated to make an address on Sunday from Philadelphia.
The decision to concentrate the four in Pennsylvania underscores the importance of the state. The majority of Trump's potential paths to another victory include winning the state's 20 Electoral College votes again. A Biden win in the state would block those paths, making an overall Biden victory more likely.
The RealClearPolitics average of Pennsylvania polls finds the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee with a 3.2 point lead over Trump.
Trump's closing message to Pennsylvanians centers on the energy industry. Fracking accounts for tens of thousands of jobs in the state. The president's campaign has singled out Biden's final debate statement that he wants to "transition from the oil industry."
“You don't need a president like that. That means no fracking, no natural gas, no coal, no jobs, no energy, no Pennsylvania family being well taken care of,” Trump said at a Pennsylvania rally earlier this week.
Biden and Harris, meanwhile, have tried to rebut Trump's message and communicate that Biden does not support banning fracking, despite his previous statements to the contrary. He also stresses his own ties to the state, being born in Scranton and attending school there until his family moved to Delaware when he was 10 years old.
Pennsylvania has been Biden's most-visited state in the last two months of the campaign as he has scaled back his campaign travel and event sizes due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is easy for the former vice president to get to from his Wilmington, Delaware home — sometimes just popping right over the state line to Philadelphia to deliver a speech.
Monday will mark Biden's 12th day campaigning in the state since Sept. 1, including one day when he visited the 9/11 memorial and two televised town halls. That's more than twice as many visits as Biden has made to any other battleground states.
The focus on Pennsylvania in the final days rather than other battleground states is also a reflection of where votes are still up for grabs, as the state has much lower early voting levels than other battlegrounds. Early in-person voting ended on Tuesday, though voters who requested a mail-in ballot can still drop off their ballots at designated locations.
According to University of Florida professor Michael McDonald's United States Election Project tracking early votes cast and mail-in votes received, early votes received in Pennsylvania as a percentage of 2016 total turnout is 34.3%. Florida's early vote as a percentage of 2016 total sits at 81.6%. in North Carolina, it is at 85.6%, and Texas has surpassed 100%.
Trump will tour Pennsylvania with three signature rallies on Saturday, making stops in Bucks County, Reading, and Butler. It will mark his 8th visit to the state since Sept. 1, tied for most-visited with his number of past and scheduled days in North Carolina and Florida.
On Monday, Trump is slated to return to North Carolina after a rally in Fayetteville on Thursday was rescheduled due to weather. Then, he'll make a stop in Scranton, Pennsylvania, likely a deliberate attempt to show his support in Biden's hometown, and then make two stops in Michigan and one in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The president had another all-day campaign trip with three rallies in Pennsylvania on Oct. 26, showing that he, too, is all-in on the state.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-11-01--Trump edges out Biden in Iowa in gold-standard poll

President Trump has pulled ahead of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Iowa three days before the election .
Trump has an advantage of 7 percentage points over Biden , 48 % to 41 % , according to the last Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of the 2020 cycle .
Another 3 % of respondents told pollsters they will vote for another candidate , 2 % were still undecided , and 5 % did n't want to say who they were supporting .
Trump 's lead is a vast improvement from the organizations ' September poll , which had the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % apiece .
The president 's team , though , seems uncertain about their prospects in Iowa , scheduling stops in the state during the final week of the campaign .
Saturday 's November poll also reported favorable numbers for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst , who 's vying for a second term against Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield , a real estate executive .
In that race , Ernst has a 4-point edge on her opponent , 46 % to 42 % .
Another 3 % will vote for someone else , 1 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Senate contest , 3 % were n't sure who they were supporting , and 4 % preferred not to tell pollsters their candidate of choice .
Ernst trailed Greenfield by 3 points in the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll 's June and September iterations , with Biden traveling to the state last Friday to help her .
Including the latest figures , Trump averages a 0.5-point lead on Biden for Iowa 's six electoral votes ahead of Tuesday 's election , according to RealClearPolitics .
Greenfield averages a 0.7-point lead on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decide who controls the Senate .
Famed firm Selzer & Co. conducted the polls of 814 likely Iowa voters via live landline and cellphone interviews between Monday and Thursday .
The findings have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 points .

President Trump has pulled ahead of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Iowa three days before the election.
Trump has an advantage of 7 percentage points over Biden, 48% to 41%, according to the last Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of the 2020 cycle. Another 3% of respondents told pollsters they will vote for another candidate, 2% were still undecided, and 5% didn't want to say who they were supporting.
Trump's lead is a vast improvement from the organizations' September poll, which had the rivals tied at 47% to 47% apiece. The president's team, though, seems uncertain about their prospects in Iowa, scheduling stops in the state during the final week of the campaign.
Saturday's November poll also reported favorable numbers for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, who's vying for a second term against Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield, a real estate executive.
In that race, Ernst has a 4-point edge on her opponent, 46% to 42%. Another 3% will vote for someone else, 1% don't plan to cast a ballot in the Senate contest, 3% weren't sure who they were supporting, and 4% preferred not to tell pollsters their candidate of choice.
Ernst trailed Greenfield by 3 points in the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll's June and September iterations, with Biden traveling to the state last Friday to help her.
Including the latest figures, Trump averages a 0.5-point lead on Biden for Iowa's six electoral votes ahead of Tuesday's election, according to RealClearPolitics. Greenfield averages a 0.7-point lead on Ernst in their race that could help decide who controls the Senate.
Famed firm Selzer & Co. conducted the polls of 814 likely Iowa voters via live landline and cellphone interviews between Monday and Thursday. The findings have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 points.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--Obama trolls GOP over coronavirus 'control' admission and lack of healthcare plan

Former President Barack Obama lit into Republicans , specifically White House chief of staff Mark Meadows , over their failure to contain the coronavirus pandemic or pass a healthcare law to replace his signature policy , Obamacare .
During his second stop in Michigan with 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , his two-term vice president , Obama riffed off of Meadows 's admission last week that the United States would n't `` control '' the COVID-19 outbreak .
`` We 've got his chief of staff saying , he said this on TV , 'We 're not going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just said it , '' Obama said Saturday in Detroit of President Trump 's top aide .
`` We noticed .
Yes , you 're right .
And that 's why we 've got to have Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House . ''
Obama similarly dinged Republicans for promising to ensure healthcare coverage for people with preexisting conditions but struggling to turn any of their proposals into law .
`` It 's the same place they put the pandemic playbook we gave them , '' Obama said as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No plan , no plan . ''
`` It 's lost .
It 's gone .
Missing , '' he said .
While waiting for a technical glitch that cut out his microphone to be fixed , an audience member asked after the former first lady .
“ Michelle ’ s home .
She says hey , '' Obama said .
Though on the road to support his ex-lieutenant before Tuesday 's election , Obama used the opportunity to defend his own legacy .
`` A president by himself ca n't eliminate all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Electing me , it did n't make us post-racial , '' he said .
`` That 's what voting ’ s about : It ’ s not about making things perfect .
It ’ s about making things better . ''
Biden , following Obama 's address , asked the crowd whether they felt `` nostalgic '' listening to his former boss .
He too mocked Trump , this time over the New York Times report that the president wrote off $ 70,000 for hairstyling while starring in his NBC reality TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'll tell you what , man .
I hardly have any hair , but I 'd rather have what I have , '' Biden said .
Obama also has appearances scheduled in Florida and Georgia on Monday for Biden .

Former President Barack Obama lit into Republicans, specifically White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, over their failure to contain the coronavirus pandemic or pass a healthcare law to replace his signature policy, Obamacare.
During his second stop in Michigan with 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, his two-term vice president, Obama riffed off of Meadows's admission last week that the United States wouldn't "control" the COVID-19 outbreak.
"We've got his chief of staff saying, he said this on TV, 'We're not going to control the pandemic.' Flat out just said it," Obama said Saturday in Detroit of President Trump's top aide. "We noticed. Yes, you're right. And that's why we've got to have Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House."
Obama similarly dinged Republicans for promising to ensure healthcare coverage for people with preexisting conditions but struggling to turn any of their proposals into law.
"It's the same place they put the pandemic playbook we gave them," Obama said as the small drive-in rally crowd chanted, "No plan, no plan."
"It's lost. It's gone. Missing," he said.
While waiting for a technical glitch that cut out his microphone to be fixed, an audience member asked after the former first lady.
“Michelle’s home. She says hey," Obama said.
Though on the road to support his ex-lieutenant before Tuesday's election, Obama used the opportunity to defend his own legacy.
"A president by himself can't eliminate all racial bias in our criminal justice system. Electing me, it didn't make us post-racial," he said. "That's what voting’s about: It’s not about making things perfect. It’s about making things better."
Biden, following Obama's address, asked the crowd whether they felt "nostalgic" listening to his former boss. He too mocked Trump, this time over the New York Times report that the president wrote off $70,000 for hairstyling while starring in his NBC reality TV show, The Apprentice.
"l'll tell you what, man. I hardly have any hair, but I'd rather have what I have," Biden said.
Obama also has appearances scheduled in Florida and Georgia on Monday for Biden.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--Lawyers prepare for long Trump-Biden fight in Pennsylvania after Election Day

HARRISBURG , Pennsylvania — No matter who seems to be on top on election night , one group of people will undoubtedly be winners : lawyers .
As both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spend the final days of the campaign touring Pennsylvania , attorneys for both parties and campaigns have begun setting up camp in anticipation of a long , drawn-out battle over the counting of ballots .
Those preparing to assist in the filing of briefs and lawsuits have already begun making comparisons to Florida in 2000 , when the legal teams for George W. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to swing the state and its winning share of Electoral College votes to their respective candidate .
“ I can tell you I ’ ve heard many advertisements from organizations that I would perceive to be not Pennsylvania organizations , heard ads from the radio .
Litigation is possible .
That ’ s certainly true , ” said election lawyer Brian Caffrey , who is also working as a volunteer legal aid for the Pennsylvania GOP on Election Day .
“ I ’ m sure that the Republican Party will take whatever action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be any wrongdoing or fraud or other irregularities.
” For months , both Democrats and Republicans in the state have been litigating over how to process votes by mail , a record number of which have already been cast in this election .
Outside firms representing both parties are raking in hundreds of thousands , if not millions , of dollars in fees as lawsuits over mail-in ballot deadlines have reached the state and nation ’ s highest courts .
On Thursday , the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counting of ballots that arrive by mail after Election Day .
In a 5-3 decision , the majority did not offer an opinion , although three conservative justices on the court , Samuel Alito , Clarence Thomas , and Neil Gorsuch , hinted at the possibility that the matter is far from settled .
“ There is a strong likelihood that the State Supreme Court decision violates the Federal Constitution , ” Alito wrote in his dissent , referencing the Pennsylvania high court ’ s decision to deny the Pennsylvania GOP ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court ’ s denial today ] is not a denial of a request for this court to order that ballots received after Election Day be segregated so that if the State Supreme Court ’ s decision is ultimately overturned , a targeted remedy will be available.
” Alito ’ s words caused some panic among Pennsylvania Democrats , who said his dissent implied the Supreme Court is prepared to invalidate ballots and potentially hand Trump a victory in a controversial 5-4 decision akin to Bush v. Gore .
Although pleased with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Democrat , told voters to expect more litigation and directed them to stop mailing back their ballots out of a concern that some may arrive too late to be counted .
“ The Commonwealth has taken careful steps to ensure all eligible Pennsylvania votes will be counted and to stave off further anticipated legal challenges , ” he wrote in a statement .
“ We call on all voters to submit their mail-in ballots to a drop box or county election office as soon as possible.
” Many Democrats in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a large enough margin that any GOP challenges will be dismissed by the courts as desperate , but they also realize that Trump 's chances at reelection increasingly look like they hinge on winning the state .
Members of Trump ’ s campaign have repeatedly said that the easiest path to victory depends on winning both Arizona and Pennsylvania while hanging onto North Carolina , Georgia , and Florida .
“ I ’ ve noticed a lot of outside lawyers from big firms coming into the state .
That ’ s one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — that and too much money .
Election law was normally done by a local lawyer who was politically active .
Very few huge firms ever got involved in stuff like that , ” said Democratic attorney Sam Stretton , who helped secure the right to vote for felons in the state in 2000 .
“ In this modern world , people can go out and spend fortunes on these firms and disrupt the process .
They don ’ t understand the local politics , they don ’ t understand what they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t work or listen to the local lawyers , it removes the old fashioned wisdom and decisions , and it becomes a sport instead of whether this is a rational thing to do.
” As of Saturday , nearly 1.5 million Pennsylvanians have already cast their ballots for president .
No evidence of systemic fraud has been identified yet , but Republicans in the state remain nervous after reading reports about alleged mishandling of ballots or voters who say they have n't received any in the mail at all .
`` We keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots have been dumped and so on , so obviously we 're remaining vigilant , '' said Caffrey .

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — No matter who seems to be on top on election night, one group of people will undoubtedly be winners: lawyers.
As both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spend the final days of the campaign touring Pennsylvania, attorneys for both parties and campaigns have begun setting up camp in anticipation of a long, drawn-out battle over the counting of ballots. Those preparing to assist in the filing of briefs and lawsuits have already begun making comparisons to Florida in 2000, when the legal teams for George W. Bush and Al Gore spent weeks working to swing the state and its winning share of Electoral College votes to their respective candidate.
“I can tell you I’ve heard many advertisements from organizations that I would perceive to be not Pennsylvania organizations, heard ads from the radio. Litigation is possible. That’s certainly true,” said election lawyer Brian Caffrey, who is also working as a volunteer legal aid for the Pennsylvania GOP on Election Day. “I’m sure that the Republican Party will take whatever action it deems necessary if it determines there could be any wrongdoing or fraud or other irregularities.”
For months, both Democrats and Republicans in the state have been litigating over how to process votes by mail, a record number of which have already been cast in this election. Outside firms representing both parties are raking in hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in fees as lawsuits over mail-in ballot deadlines have reached the state and nation’s highest courts.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the state GOP’s efforts to block the counting of ballots that arrive by mail after Election Day. In a 5-3 decision, the majority did not offer an opinion, although three conservative justices on the court, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch, hinted at the possibility that the matter is far from settled.
“There is a strong likelihood that the State Supreme Court decision violates the Federal Constitution,” Alito wrote in his dissent, referencing the Pennsylvania high court’s decision to deny the Pennsylvania GOP’s emergency injunction request. “[The Supreme Court’s denial today] is not a denial of a request for this court to order that ballots received after Election Day be segregated so that if the State Supreme Court’s decision is ultimately overturned, a targeted remedy will be available.”
Alito’s words caused some panic among Pennsylvania Democrats, who said his dissent implied the Supreme Court is prepared to invalidate ballots and potentially hand Trump a victory in a controversial 5-4 decision akin to Bush v. Gore.
Although pleased with the decision, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, told voters to expect more litigation and directed them to stop mailing back their ballots out of a concern that some may arrive too late to be counted.
“The Commonwealth has taken careful steps to ensure all eligible Pennsylvania votes will be counted and to stave off further anticipated legal challenges,” he wrote in a statement. “We call on all voters to submit their mail-in ballots to a drop box or county election office as soon as possible.”
Many Democrats in the state remain confident that Biden will win by a large enough margin that any GOP challenges will be dismissed by the courts as desperate, but they also realize that Trump's chances at reelection increasingly look like they hinge on winning the state. Members of Trump’s campaign have repeatedly said that the easiest path to victory depends on winning both Arizona and Pennsylvania while hanging onto North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
“I’ve noticed a lot of outside lawyers from big firms coming into the state. That’s one of the problems with modern election law — that and too much money.
Election law was normally done by a local lawyer who was politically active. Very few huge firms ever got involved in stuff like that,” said Democratic attorney Sam Stretton, who helped secure the right to vote for felons in the state in 2000. “In this modern world, people can go out and spend fortunes on these firms and disrupt the process. They don’t understand the local politics, they don’t understand what they’re doing necessarily, they don’t work or listen to the local lawyers, it removes the old fashioned wisdom and decisions, and it becomes a sport instead of whether this is a rational thing to do.”
As of Saturday, nearly 1.5 million Pennsylvanians have already cast their ballots for president. No evidence of systemic fraud has been identified yet, but Republicans in the state remain nervous after reading reports about alleged mishandling of ballots or voters who say they haven't received any in the mail at all.
"We keep hearing these things in the news that ballots have been dumped and so on, so obviously we're remaining vigilant," said Caffrey.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--Death knell decision by Supreme Court has yet to kill unions

Public sector unions have held up better than expected after the Supreme Court in 2018 barred them from collecting fees from nonunion workers .
The landmark case , Janus v. the American Federation of State , County and Municipal Employees , specifically dealt with agency fees from nonunion members who benefited from labor contracts negotiated by the union .
Mark Janus , the plaintiff in the case , was a nonunion worker who was hired as a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare Services .
Despite the fact that he did not belong to the union , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from him in the form of agency fees .
Janus protested these fees , arguing that they subsidized political speech .
When the Supreme Court blocked these fees from being collected , the prediction was that unions would lose members because being a nonmember would be more attractive due to no longer having to pay agency fees , which was previously not allowed , and without those fees , the resources for political contributions would dry up .
That prediction has yet to be fulfilled .
While agency fee collections have decreased since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have tapped another revenue stream by converting nonmembers to members , although the results have been uneven .
For example , the American Federation of Teachers had a net gain of 1,800 fee-paying members .
Meanwhile , the American Federation of State , County and Municipal Employees , which was the union involved in the Supreme Court case , had a net loss of 70,000 paying members .
Still , the number of workers represented by public sector unions increased between 2018 and 2019 , according to the Labor Department .
A crucial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws to mitigate the effect of the Supreme Court ruling and transform nonmembers to members by making membership more appealing .
Some enacted laws that withheld benefits from nonmembers until they joined the union — benefits such as employer-supplied life insurance or legal representation in grievance proceedings .
Others narrowed the time frame for members to leave their union .
Those efforts helped union coffers stay essentially intact , allowing them to make political contributions in the current election that exceed prior years .
Total political contributions by public sector unions so far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to OpenSecrets.org .
During the last presidential cycle in 2016 , total contributions were $ 65.5 million .
Unions also contributed more in off-year elections in which presidential contenders are not on the ballot .
In 2018 , contributions totaled $ 55.9 million versus $ 54 million in 2014 .
Democrats have historically gotten the lion 's share of these contributions .
This year is no different , as over 95 % of that assistance from public sector unions is going to Democrats .
“ Unless union membership is also voting 95 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the views of overall union membership , ” said Stephen Delie , the director of workers for opportunity at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy , a research and educational institute located in Midland , Michigan .
The impetus behind the Janus case was the plaintiff did not want to subsidize organizations whose political activities he opposed .
`` There seems to be a disparity between what the rank-in-file would like to see the money spent on and how the unions are actually spending it , '' Delie said .
President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote in 2016 , with 37 % of union members and 40 % of union households supporting him , according to Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung , a German political think tank with an office in Washington , D.C .
This level of union support for a Republican president has not been seen since President Ronald Reagan won reelection in 1984 .
Many union workers still support Trump , according to Politico .
The newspaper reported in September that rank-and-file members in some unions are firmly behind the president .

Public sector unions have held up better than expected after the Supreme Court in 2018 barred them from collecting fees from nonunion workers.
The landmark case, Janus v. the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, specifically dealt with agency fees from nonunion members who benefited from labor contracts negotiated by the union.
Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the case, was a nonunion worker who was hired as a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare Services. Despite the fact that he did not belong to the union, it collected roughly $535 per year from him in the form of agency fees. Janus protested these fees, arguing that they subsidized political speech.
When the Supreme Court blocked these fees from being collected, the prediction was that unions would lose members because being a nonmember would be more attractive due to no longer having to pay agency fees, which was previously not allowed, and without those fees, the resources for political contributions would dry up.
That prediction has yet to be fulfilled.
While agency fee collections have decreased since the high court's decision, unions have tapped another revenue stream by converting nonmembers to members, although the results have been uneven.
For example, the American Federation of Teachers had a net gain of 1,800 fee-paying members. Meanwhile, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which was the union involved in the Supreme Court case, had a net loss of 70,000 paying members.
Still, the number of workers represented by public sector unions increased between 2018 and 2019, according to the Labor Department.
A crucial factor has been that states have passed laws to mitigate the effect of the Supreme Court ruling and transform nonmembers to members by making membership more appealing.
Some enacted laws that withheld benefits from nonmembers until they joined the union — benefits such as employer-supplied life insurance or legal representation in grievance proceedings. Others narrowed the time frame for members to leave their union.
Those efforts helped union coffers stay essentially intact, allowing them to make political contributions in the current election that exceed prior years.
Total political contributions by public sector unions so far in 2020 are $65.7 million, according to OpenSecrets.org. During the last presidential cycle in 2016, total contributions were $65.5 million.
Unions also contributed more in off-year elections in which presidential contenders are not on the ballot. In 2018, contributions totaled $55.9 million versus $54 million in 2014.
Democrats have historically gotten the lion's share of these contributions. This year is no different, as over 95% of that assistance from public sector unions is going to Democrats.
“Unless union membership is also voting 95% Democrat, that spending is inconsistent with the views of overall union membership,” said Stephen Delie, the director of workers for opportunity at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute located in Midland, Michigan.
The impetus behind the Janus case was the plaintiff did not want to subsidize organizations whose political activities he opposed.
"There seems to be a disparity between what the rank-in-file would like to see the money spent on and how the unions are actually spending it," Delie said.
President Trump received over a third of the union vote in 2016, with 37% of union members and 40% of union households supporting him, according to Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, a German political think tank with an office in Washington, D.C. This level of union support for a Republican president has not been seen since President Ronald Reagan won reelection in 1984.
Many union workers still support Trump, according to Politico. The newspaper reported in September that rank-and-file members in some unions are firmly behind the president.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--Obama skewers Trump's 'definition of manliness' campaigning with Biden in Michigan

Former President Barack Obama questioned President Trump 's definition of masculinity during his first in-person joint public appearance with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Michigan .
Diverging from his stump speech , Obama 's address was peppered with examples about how he and his two-term vice president helped Michigan recover from the Great Recession .
He also included a couple of new jabs at his successor .
Seizing on Trump 's comments that doctors were motivated by profit during the coronavirus pandemic , Obama said the sitting president did n't `` understand the notion that somebody would risk their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make a buck . ''
Obama went on to mock Trump 's insistence that he hold rallies and his preoccupation with crowd size despite a drastic uptick in COVID-19 cases .
`` Does he have nothing better to worry about ?
Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid ?
Was he traumatized ? ''
Obama asked Saturday .
Obama ended with a character testimonial of Biden , arguing that this cycle 's nominee tries `` to live the values we cherish.
” '' Trump cares about feeding his ego @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your families safe , '' he said .
`` That used to be the definition of manliness .
Not struttin ' and showing off .
Acting important , bullying people , '' he added .
`` It used to be , being a man meant taking care of other people .
Not going around bragging but just doing the work .
Not looking for credit . ''
Obama , the most popular Democrat in the country , has appeared alongside Biden and running mate California Sen. Kamala Harris in a handful of virtual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endorsement last spring .
In July , the pair reunited in-person for a pre-recorded video billed as a `` socially distanced conservation . ''
But as Tuesday 's election nears , Obama has upped his presence on the campaign trail , traveling to Pennsylvania and Florida last week .
He 's set to return to Florida on Monday , adding Georgia to that day 's itinerary .
Biden and Obama 's stop in Flint , Michigan , is one of two events on their public schedule Saturday .
The duo is due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after a musical performance by Stevie Wonder later in the day .
The swing is a concerted effort three days before the election to rebuild the Democrats ' so-called `` blue wall '' of Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin .
Trump beat 2016 Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton in Michigan by 0.3 of a percentage point — or fewer than 11,000 votes .
In the 2020 race for the state 's 16 electoral votes , Trump trails Biden on average by 6.5 points , according to RealClearPolitics .

Former President Barack Obama questioned President Trump's definition of masculinity during his first in-person joint public appearance with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Michigan.
Diverging from his stump speech, Obama's address was peppered with examples about how he and his two-term vice president helped Michigan recover from the Great Recession. He also included a couple of new jabs at his successor.
Seizing on Trump's comments that doctors were motivated by profit during the coronavirus pandemic, Obama said the sitting president didn't "understand the notion that somebody would risk their life to save others without trying to make a buck."
Obama went on to mock Trump's insistence that he hold rallies and his preoccupation with crowd size despite a drastic uptick in COVID-19 cases.
"Does he have nothing better to worry about? Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid? Was he traumatized?" Obama asked Saturday.
Obama ended with a character testimonial of Biden, arguing that this cycle's nominee tries "to live the values we cherish.”
"Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping you and your families safe," he said.
"That used to be the definition of manliness. Not struttin' and showing off. Acting important, bullying people," he added. "It used to be, being a man meant taking care of other people. Not going around bragging but just doing the work. Not looking for credit."
Obama, the most popular Democrat in the country, has appeared alongside Biden and running mate California Sen. Kamala Harris in a handful of virtual events and small-dollar fundraisers since formalizing his endorsement last spring. In July, the pair reunited in-person for a pre-recorded video billed as a "socially distanced conservation."
But as Tuesday's election nears, Obama has upped his presence on the campaign trail, traveling to Pennsylvania and Florida last week. He's set to return to Florida on Monday, adding Georgia to that day's itinerary.
Biden and Obama's stop in Flint, Michigan, is one of two events on their public schedule Saturday. The duo is due to speak at a drive-in rally in Detroit after a musical performance by Stevie Wonder later in the day.
The swing is a concerted effort three days before the election to rebuild the Democrats' so-called "blue wall" of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Trump beat 2016 Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton in Michigan by 0.3 of a percentage point — or fewer than 11,000 votes. In the 2020 race for the state's 16 electoral votes, Trump trails Biden on average by 6.5 points, according to RealClearPolitics.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--Melania Trump criticizes Democrats and defends husband: 'COVID-19 is not a partisan issue'

First lady Melania Trump defended her husband from Democratic criticism of his response to the coronavirus pandemic during a speech on Saturday .
The first lady attended a campaign event in West Bend , Wisconsin , and entered the room to shouts of `` We love you ! ''
`` COVID-19 is not a partisan issue , '' she said .
`` In a time when unity and leadership is vital , the Democrats want to project feelings of fear and doubt , purely for political reasons . ''
Trump also brought attention to some Democrats ' wariness about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's tenure .
`` Shame on anyone who casts doubt on the potential effectiveness of a vaccine just because it would come under my husband ’ s leadership , '' said the first lady , to which the crowd expressed its agreement .
`` The success of a vaccine will save millions of lives , and we should all work towards that together as one nation . ''
`` This administration has worked tirelessly to support families and people struggling financially during this pandemic , while Democrats in Congress refuse to sign another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Such selfish , politically corrupt decisions are what separate the swamp politicians from President Trump and his administration . ''
The president was not in attendance at the Wisconsin event .
This is only the first lady 's second solo campaign appearance this year .
He is instead spending the day in Pennsylvania , a state where he is 3.7 percentage points behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the most recent RealClearPolitics polling average .

First lady Melania Trump defended her husband from Democratic criticism of his response to the coronavirus pandemic during a speech on Saturday.
The first lady attended a campaign event in West Bend, Wisconsin, and entered the room to shouts of "We love you!"
"COVID-19 is not a partisan issue," she said. "In a time when unity and leadership is vital, the Democrats want to project feelings of fear and doubt, purely for political reasons."
Trump also brought attention to some Democrats' wariness about the development of a vaccine during the president's tenure.
"Shame on anyone who casts doubt on the potential effectiveness of a vaccine just because it would come under my husband’s leadership," said the first lady, to which the crowd expressed its agreement. "The success of a vaccine will save millions of lives, and we should all work towards that together as one nation."
"This administration has worked tirelessly to support families and people struggling financially during this pandemic, while Democrats in Congress refuse to sign another stimulus package," she added. "Such selfish, politically corrupt decisions are what separate the swamp politicians from President Trump and his administration."
The president was not in attendance at the Wisconsin event. This is only the first lady's second solo campaign appearance this year. He is instead spending the day in Pennsylvania, a state where he is 3.7 percentage points behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the most recent RealClearPolitics polling average.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--DHS and FBI warn Iranian hackers are targeting state election websites and pushing disinformation

An Iranian cyber group was responsible for the targeting of U.S. election websites , the voter intimidation emails sent to potential voters , and the dissemination of election-related disinformation on voter fraud through a propaganda video this month , according to the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI .
DHS ’ s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the bureau issued a joint cybersecurity advisory related to an Iranian “ advanced persistent threat ” hacker organization just a few days before Tuesday ’ s presidential election , saying the U.S. analysis indicated that the Iranians had also “ scanned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ websites ” in late September and that it was also observed “ attempting to exploit websites to obtain copies of voter registration data ” in September and October .
CISA and the FBI confirmed that the Iranian hackers “ successfully obtained voter registration data in at least one state ” and that “ a review of the records that were copied and obtained reveals the information was used in the propaganda video.
” An FBI FLASH Alert also noted that Iranian cyber actors “ are likely intent on influencing and interfering with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and undermine public confidence in the US electoral process ” and “ are creating fictitious media sites and spoofing legitimate media sites to spread anti-American propaganda and misinformation about voter suppression.
” The FBI said that the Iranians “ had taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election ” and advised that the Iranian-backed propaganda video that has circulated online “ is almost certainly intended to make U.S. voter information and the voting process appear insecure and susceptible to fraud.
” There is no indication that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they have the ability to interfere with any tallies .
The notices by the DHS and the FBI about Iran come just over a week after Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray held a surprise press conference last week warning that Russia and Iran had gained access to U.S. voter registration information .
Ratcliffe announced that “ we have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran and separately by Russia ” and that “ this data can be used by foreign actors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they hope will cause confusion , sow chaos , and undermine your confidence in American democracy.
” Wray stressed voters should be confident that their votes would count .
William Evanina , the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center , stressed this week that “ we 're very confident that our adversaries will not be able to manipulate any votes or change any votes at scale.
” “ We 're trying to identify if the data taken by Russian and Iran was also available publicly .
But right now , all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data registration information from places that were election-related infrastructure , ” Evanina said Thursday .
After the announcement by Ratcliffe and Wray , the State Department and the Treasury Department leveled new sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian groups that the U.S. said are involved in 2020 election interference .
Last week , the Miami Herald reported that intimidating emails claiming to be from the right-wing Proud Boys group , but were apparently from the Iranians instead , had been sent to hundreds of voters in numerous counties in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emails said , in part , that “ you will vote for Trump on Election Day , or we will come after you.
” The DNI ’ s office said this week it would brief the Republican and Democratic lawmakers representing the Florida counties most targeted .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was one of many Democrats to criticize Ratcliffe 's statements on Iran , saying that “ Russia is the villain here , from what we have seen in the public domain .
Iran is a bad actor but in no way equivalent.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters , incite social unrest , and damage President Trump , ” Ratcliffe said last week , adding that “ we have not seen the same actions from Russia.
” Evanina said Thursday that “ the Iranians truly believe that the United States government is trying to enact regime change , so , logically , they are anti this administration.
” “ The Iranians follow U.S. politics closely and saw the last debate where the Proud Boys were an issue and saw an opportunity here to manufacture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that violent Trump supporters are sending out threatening emails , '' a senior intelligence official told the Washington Examiner last week .
Evanina released the Intelligence Community ’ s assessment on foreign election meddling in early August , warning that Russia is “ using a range of measures to primarily denigrate ” former Vice President Joe Biden , including that Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Derkach `` is spreading claims about corruption — including through publicizing leaked phone calls — to undermine '' the 2020 Democratic nominee .
The same statement also said China “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is `` expanding its influence efforts ahead of November 2020.
” Evanina also said Iran “ seeks to undermine '' Trump 's presidency .
Robert Mueller ’ s special counsel report concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in a “ sweeping and systematic fashion , '' but it `` did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government . ''

An Iranian cyber group was responsible for the targeting of U.S. election websites, the voter intimidation emails sent to potential voters, and the dissemination of election-related disinformation on voter fraud through a propaganda video this month, according to the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.
DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the bureau issued a joint cybersecurity advisory related to an Iranian “advanced persistent threat” hacker organization just a few days before Tuesday’s presidential election, saying the U.S. analysis indicated that the Iranians had also “scanned state websites, to include state election websites” in late September and that it was also observed “attempting to exploit websites to obtain copies of voter registration data” in September and October. CISA and the FBI confirmed that the Iranian hackers “successfully obtained voter registration data in at least one state” and that “a review of the records that were copied and obtained reveals the information was used in the propaganda video.”
An FBI FLASH Alert also noted that Iranian cyber actors “are likely intent on influencing and interfering with the U.S. elections to sow discord among voters and undermine public confidence in the US electoral process” and “are creating fictitious media sites and spoofing legitimate media sites to spread anti-American propaganda and misinformation about voter suppression.” The FBI said that the Iranians “had taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election” and advised that the Iranian-backed propaganda video that has circulated online “is almost certainly intended to make U.S. voter information and the voting process appear insecure and susceptible to fraud.”
There is no indication that the Iranian hackers have changed any votes or that they have the ability to interfere with any tallies.
The notices by the DHS and the FBI about Iran come just over a week after Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray held a surprise press conference last week warning that Russia and Iran had gained access to U.S. voter registration information.
Ratcliffe announced that “we have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran and separately by Russia” and that “this data can be used by foreign actors to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sow chaos, and undermine your confidence in American democracy.” Wray stressed voters should be confident that their votes would count.
William Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, stressed this week that “we're very confident that our adversaries will not be able to manipulate any votes or change any votes at scale.”
“We're trying to identify if the data taken by Russian and Iran was also available publicly. But right now, all we know is both nations took voter data registration information from places that were election-related infrastructure,” Evanina said Thursday.
After the announcement by Ratcliffe and Wray, the State Department and the Treasury Department leveled new sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian groups that the U.S. said are involved in 2020 election interference.
Last week, the Miami Herald reported that intimidating emails claiming to be from the right-wing Proud Boys group, but were apparently from the Iranians instead, had been sent to hundreds of voters in numerous counties in Florida, seemingly targeting Democrats. The emails said, in part, that “you will vote for Trump on Election Day, or we will come after you.” The DNI’s office said this week it would brief the Republican and Democratic lawmakers representing the Florida counties most targeted.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was one of many Democrats to criticize Ratcliffe's statements on Iran, saying that “Russia is the villain here, from what we have seen in the public domain. Iran is a bad actor but in no way equivalent.”
“We have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump,” Ratcliffe said last week, adding that “we have not seen the same actions from Russia.”
Evanina said Thursday that “the Iranians truly believe that the United States government is trying to enact regime change, so, logically, they are anti this administration.”
“The Iranians follow U.S. politics closely and saw the last debate where the Proud Boys were an issue and saw an opportunity here to manufacture blowback on Trump by creating a narrative that violent Trump supporters are sending out threatening emails," a senior intelligence official told the Washington Examiner last week.
Evanina released the Intelligence Community’s assessment on foreign election meddling in early August, warning that Russia is “using a range of measures to primarily denigrate” former Vice President Joe Biden, including that Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Derkach "is spreading claims about corruption — including through publicizing leaked phone calls — to undermine" the 2020 Democratic nominee. The same statement also said China “prefers” that Trump not win reelection and is "expanding its influence efforts ahead of November 2020.” Evanina also said Iran “seeks to undermine" Trump's presidency.
Robert Mueller’s special counsel report concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in a “sweeping and systematic fashion," but it "did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government."


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--WATCH LIVE: President Trump holds rally in Newtown, Pennsylvania

President Trump is speaking at a rally in Newtown , Pennsylvania , as part of a day full of events @ @ @ @

President Trump is speaking at a rally in Newtown, Pennsylvania, as part of a day full of events in the state.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--Biden mocks Trump campaign jibe that he doesn't leave his basement

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hit back at the Trump campaign for one of its most frequently used talking points a mere three days before Election Day : that the former vice president does n't leave his basement .
Both President Trump and members of his campaign have accused Biden of hiding in his basement to avoid scrutiny and live campaign events .
Biden posted a photo on Twitter of himself Saturday during a drive-in campaign event in which the parking lot was packed and people stood outside their vehicles to get closer to him .
The photo was captioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into my basement ? ''
It was a clear reference to the Trump campaign 's dig .
The president has shared that talking point 10 times on social media since the beginning of August and has said it on a number of other occasions .
The Biden campaign did not do much in-person campaigning after he became the party 's nominee through the summer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic .
The former vice president has made the president 's handling of the pandemic a central theme to his campaign and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spotlight .

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hit back at the Trump campaign for one of its most frequently used talking points a mere three days before Election Day: that the former vice president doesn't leave his basement.
Both President Trump and members of his campaign have accused Biden of hiding in his basement to avoid scrutiny and live campaign events.
Biden posted a photo on Twitter of himself Saturday during a drive-in campaign event in which the parking lot was packed and people stood outside their vehicles to get closer to him. The photo was captioned, "Who let all these people into my basement?" It was a clear reference to the Trump campaign's dig.
Who let all these people into my basement? pic.twitter.com/E17SPqmXib — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 31, 2020
The president has shared that talking point 10 times on social media since the beginning of August and has said it on a number of other occasions.
The Biden campaign did not do much in-person campaigning after he became the party's nominee through the summer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The former vice president has made the president's handling of the pandemic a central theme to his campaign and has often sat back and let Trump take the spotlight.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-10-31--Biden calls Trump supporters honking during his speech 'ugly folks'

Former Vice President Joe Biden snapped at a group of Trump supporters honking their horns during his speech , calling @ @ @ @ @ and “ not very polite people.
” “ These guys are not very polite , @ @ @ @ @ Trump , ” Biden said about Trump supporters attempting to distract from his speech in @ @ @ @ @ referred to the honkers as “ ugly folks ” when the honking grew louder .
@ @ @ @ @ a political statement like those ugly folks over there , beeping the horns .
This @ @ @ @ @ for God ’ s sake , ” Biden added .
Biden was campaigning in Minnesota @ @ @ @ @ a small margin by Hillary Clinton in 2016 , where the RealClearPolitics shows him with @ @ @ @ @ Earlier in the week , a harassed a Biden campaign bus and chased it through @ @

Former Vice President Joe Biden snapped at a group of Trump supporters honking their horns during his speech, calling them “ugly folks” and “not very polite people.”
“These guys are not very polite, but they’re like Trump,” Biden said about Trump supporters attempting to distract from his speech in Minnesota this week .
Biden referred to the honkers as “ugly folks” when the honking grew louder.
“This isn’t a political statement like those ugly folks over there, beeping the horns. This is a patriotic duty, for God’s sake,” Biden added.
.@JoeBiden, who frequently references uniting Americans vs dividing them, appears to call @realDonaldTrump supports "ugly folks over there beeping their horns." pic.twitter.com/WcReGGC6gL — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 30, 2020
Biden was campaigning in Minnesota, a state carried by a small margin by Hillary Clinton in 2016, where the RealClearPolitics aggregate of polling shows him with a roughly 5-point lead.
Earlier in the week, a hearse adorned with pro-Trump messaging harassed a Biden campaign bus and chased it through Texas.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-11-01--Love your neighbor. Even if he votes for Trump

When the Girl Scouts congratulated Amy Coney Barrett , the fifth woman to serve on the Supreme Court , in a tweet that also pictured the other four female justices ( including the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg ) , Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley scolded the group , and angry Twitter mobs piled on until the Girl Scouts gave in and took down the tweet .
It was a sad moment .
The most important message there is n't about angry Twitter mobs or the Girl Scouts ' decline .
It 's a story of our country 's growing intolerance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is a purely left-wing thing .
In rural Pennsylvania , I saw obnoxious signs in recent days saying , “ Make liberals cry again , ” or “ If you vote for Biden , you have blood on your hands.
” I have very strong opinions about voting for Biden .
I believe Catholic teaching forbids it because of Biden 's extreme stances on abortion .
Still , I would never attack my friends who vote for Biden as having blood on their hands .
I think the problem of political tolerance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over Twitter , including from online and real-life friends , I see the opinion that if you vote for President Trump , you ’ re a bad person .
Over the summer , I got ratioed through the roof and was told that I was a horrible father by perfect strangers because I said I would not vote for Biden .
I need to plead with my liberal friends here : I agree that Trump is uniquely bad .
He is what we raise our children not to be .
But I promise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good reasons to vote for Trump over Biden .
I could recount the views of my friends and family who are voting for Trump .
I could tell you stories from my travels to Pennsylvania , Florida , Michigan , Iowa , and Wisconsin .
That could turn into an endless back-and-forth about true motives , compassion , race , abortion , taxes , and so on .
So , instead , I ’ ll just say this : 60 million to 70 million people are voting for Donald Trump this year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes the people who fix your garage door , the people who grow your food , and the people who extract the natural resources that power or heat your home .
I may not be able to convince you that any of them are good people .
But I can ask you this : Are you ready to believe a third or half of our population are bad people , unredeemable , deplorable ?
If you are , if you hold that there is no such thing as a good Trump voter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m a Catholic .
I try to follow what Jesus said , “ Love thy neighbor.
” No matter which sign they plant in their front yards .

When the Girl Scouts congratulated Amy Coney Barrett, the fifth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, in a tweet that also pictured the other four female justices (including the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg), Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley scolded the group, and angry Twitter mobs piled on until the Girl Scouts gave in and took down the tweet.
It was a sad moment. The most important message there isn't about angry Twitter mobs or the Girl Scouts' decline. It's a story of our country's growing intolerance of political disagreement.
I'm not saying this is a purely left-wing thing. In rural Pennsylvania, I saw obnoxious signs in recent days saying, “Make liberals cry again,” or “If you vote for Biden, you have blood on your hands.”
I have very strong opinions about voting for Biden. I believe Catholic teaching forbids it because of Biden's extreme stances on abortion. Still, I would never attack my friends who vote for Biden as having blood on their hands.
I think the problem of political tolerance is worse on the Left. All over Twitter, including from online and real-life friends, I see the opinion that if you vote for President Trump, you’re a bad person. Over the summer, I got ratioed through the roof and was told that I was a horrible father by perfect strangers because I said I would not vote for Biden.
I need to plead with my liberal friends here: I agree that Trump is uniquely bad. He is what we raise our children not to be. But I promise you that millions of good people have good reasons to vote for Trump over Biden.
I could recount the views of my friends and family who are voting for Trump. I could tell you stories from my travels to Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin. That could turn into an endless back-and-forth about true motives, compassion, race, abortion, taxes, and so on.
So, instead, I’ll just say this: 60 million to 70 million people are voting for Donald Trump this year. This probably includes your cousins. It includes the people who fix your garage door, the people who grow your food, and the people who extract the natural resources that power or heat your home.
I may not be able to convince you that any of them are good people. But I can ask you this: Are you ready to believe a third or half of our population are bad people, unredeemable, deplorable? If you are, if you hold that there is no such thing as a good Trump voter, I’m sorry. I’m a Catholic. I try to follow what Jesus said, “Love thy neighbor.” No matter which sign they plant in their front yards.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-11-01--Biden claims to Philadelphians he's wearing Eagles jacket while sporting Delaware Blue Hens gear

Joe Biden told a Philadelphia crowd that he was wearing a jacket representing the city 's football team when he was actually sporting gear from his Delaware alma mater .
`` I know Philadelphia well .
I married a Philly girl , by the way , '' the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee said during Philadelphia , Pennsylvania campaign stop on Sunday , two days before Election Day , in an attempt to create a connection to the crowd in a key Electoral College toss-up state .
`` And by the way , I 've got my Eagles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , added .
The logo on Biden 's jacket , though , was not that of the city 's National Football League team , which won the Super Bowl in 2018 .
He was wearing a different bird logo — that of the University of Delaware 's Blue Hens .
Biden graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 with a double major in history and political science .
In his memoir Promises to Keep , Biden recalls briefly playing on the university 's freshman football team .
President Trump 's campaign jumped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's mistake on social media .

Joe Biden told a Philadelphia crowd that he was wearing a jacket representing the city's football team when he was actually sporting gear from his Delaware alma mater.
"I know Philadelphia well. I married a Philly girl, by the way," the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee said during Philadelphia, Pennsylvania campaign stop on Sunday, two days before Election Day, in an attempt to create a connection to the crowd in a key Electoral College toss-up state.
"And by the way, I've got my Eagles jacket on," Biden, 77, added.
The logo on Biden's jacket, though, was not that of the city's National Football League team, which won the Super Bowl in 2018. He was wearing a different bird logo — that of the University of Delaware's Blue Hens.
Biden graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 with a double major in history and political science. In his memoir Promises to Keep, Biden recalls briefly playing on the university's freshman football team.
President Trump's campaign jumped to point out the former vice president's mistake on social media.
This "Eagles" jacket Biden claims he's wearing to try and show how much he's in touch with Pennsylvania?
It's a Delaware Blue Hens jacket pic.twitter.com/4AUx2lj0Nu — Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) November 1, 2020
LEFT: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a “Souls to the Polls” drive-in rally at Sharon Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
RIGHT TOP: A Salute to Service logo is seen at Lincoln Financial Field before an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Carolina Panthers, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
RIGHT BOTTOM: The Delaware Blue Hens logo is seen after a win against the William & Mary Tribe during a college football game on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in Newark, DE. Delaware won 24-23. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) (Andrew Harnik/AP)/(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)/(AP Photo/Gregory Payan)


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-11-01--Quiet before a brewing Pennsylvania storm that could decide who becomes president

HARRISBURG , Pennsylvania — Democratic and Republican lawyers are hovering over Pennsylvania , brushing up on election case law , and are ready to swoop in if there 's a post-Nov. 3 balloting fight .
Pennsylvania 's 20 Electoral College votes are key in paths to the campaigns of both President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden , as each work frantically to stitch together a state-by-state majority of 270 or more .
Trump is making repeated trips to the Keystone State in the campaign 's waning hours .
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Plans for Monday , the final full day of the campaign , include a Pennsylvania `` barnstorming '' tour by Biden , former second lady Jill Biden , Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris , and her husband , attorney Doug Emhoff .
And while Pennsylvania may come to resemble Florida in 2000 , with thousands of out-of-town lawyers , operatives , and other political types descending on the state to fight for their presidential candidate , so far , it 's pretty quiet in the state 's central region .
Hotels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Harrisburg are winding down , and restaurants have n't noticed an increase in bookings , those who work there told the Washington Examiner .
The apparent sleepiness of Pennsylvania 's capital seems out of sync with the predictions many political analysts have been making for the last several weeks , who say that the state may decide whether the country has a new president next year .
`` I was laid off because of the pandemic , so I was driving Uber full time during the last few months , now I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if anything , there 's been less people to pick up the last week , '' said Unk Desai , a software programmer in the Harrisburg area .
`` It just seems like everyone already voted , '' he added with a laugh .
On Saturday , Trump made four stops in the state and another on Sunday , signaling the importance of a victory there in his quests for 270 Electoral College votes on Election Day .
Biden `` goes for a year 'there will be no fracking , ' then he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a million jobs for fracking we 've got $ 2 gasoline , '' Trump said in Montoursville on Saturday night .
`` He 's like , 'Let me just change my [ position ] , ' and he 's never questioned about it from the fake news . ''
Biden , meanwhile , headed to Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon on his `` Souls to the Polls '' tour to help gin up black turnout , both with early voting and on Election Day .
And if Pennsylvania 's cities seem a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to generate some buzz on Monday when he , Jill Biden , Harris , and Emhoff , make nearly a dozen stops , according to the campaign .
The night will end with an `` Election Night Eve drive-in event , '' featuring Lady Gaga in Pittsburgh and John Legend in Philadelphia .
Trump 's campaign has repeatedly said that the president 's easiest path to victory is holding Pennsylvania , along with other states competitive in 2020 , such as Arizona , Florida , Georgia , and North Carolina .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he told supporters in Butler County on Saturday .
“ You know that , right ?
We win Pennsylvania , we win it all.
” But with 1.5 million Pennsylvanians who have already voted , the normal rush by campaign operatives to hotel bars and steakhouses in the nights immediately preceding and following Election Day has n't taken shape yet and provided the shot of fiscal stimulus this year for a state suffering from the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` This is the most crowded I 've seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's just because it 's Halloween I think , '' said Fred Donald , who donned a 1980s ski-bum outfit , on Saturday night .
`` I always try to leave a big tip here because it 's just been a total ghost town here . ''
In Pennsylvania , the loss of service-sector jobs in restaurants and retail shops run the risk of being permanent , according to a report from the state 's Independent Fiscal Office released last week .
“ We do think it is a major concern because we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former jobs will return , ” the agency 's executive director Matthew Knittel said .

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Democratic and Republican lawyers are hovering over Pennsylvania, brushing up on election case law, and are ready to swoop in if there's a post-Nov. 3 balloting fight.
Pennsylvania's 20 Electoral College votes are key in paths to the campaigns of both President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, as each work frantically to stitch together a state-by-state majority of 270 or more.
Trump is making repeated trips to the Keystone State in the campaign's waning hours. And Biden, the former vice president and 36-year senator in neighboring Delaware, is playing hard there. Plans for Monday, the final full day of the campaign, include a Pennsylvania "barnstorming" tour by Biden, former second lady Jill Biden, Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and her husband, attorney Doug Emhoff.
And while Pennsylvania may come to resemble Florida in 2000, with thousands of out-of-town lawyers, operatives, and other political types descending on the state to fight for their presidential candidate, so far, it's pretty quiet in the state's central region.
Hotels say room bookings in the state capital of Harrisburg are winding down, and restaurants haven't noticed an increase in bookings, those who work there told the Washington Examiner. The apparent sleepiness of Pennsylvania's capital seems out of sync with the predictions many political analysts have been making for the last several weeks, who say that the state may decide whether the country has a new president next year.
"I was laid off because of the pandemic, so I was driving Uber full time during the last few months, now I just do it on weekends, and if anything, there's been less people to pick up the last week," said Unk Desai, a software programmer in the Harrisburg area. "It just seems like everyone already voted," he added with a laugh.
On Saturday, Trump made four stops in the state and another on Sunday, signaling the importance of a victory there in his quests for 270 Electoral College votes on Election Day.
Biden "goes for a year 'there will be no fracking,' then he comes to Pennsylvania. Listen, we have a million jobs for fracking we've got $2 gasoline," Trump said in Montoursville on Saturday night. "He's like, 'Let me just change my [position],' and he's never questioned about it from the fake news."
Biden, meanwhile, headed to Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon on his "Souls to the Polls" tour to help gin up black turnout, both with early voting and on Election Day.
And if Pennsylvania's cities seem a bit sleepy on Sunday, Biden is sure to generate some buzz on Monday when he, Jill Biden, Harris, and Emhoff, make nearly a dozen stops, according to the campaign. The night will end with an "Election Night Eve drive-in event," featuring Lady Gaga in Pittsburgh and John Legend in Philadelphia.
Trump's campaign has repeatedly said that the president's easiest path to victory is holding Pennsylvania, along with other states competitive in 2020, such as Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.
“We win Pennsylvania, we win it all,” he told supporters in Butler County on Saturday. “You know that, right? We win Pennsylvania, we win it all.”
But with 1.5 million Pennsylvanians who have already voted, the normal rush by campaign operatives to hotel bars and steakhouses in the nights immediately preceding and following Election Day hasn't taken shape yet and provided the shot of fiscal stimulus this year for a state suffering from the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic.
"This is the most crowded I've seen the bars in Harrisburg, but that's just because it's Halloween I think," said Fred Donald, who donned a 1980s ski-bum outfit, on Saturday night. "I always try to leave a big tip here because it's just been a total ghost town here."
In Pennsylvania, the loss of service-sector jobs in restaurants and retail shops run the risk of being permanent, according to a report from the state's Independent Fiscal Office released last week.
“We do think it is a major concern because we do not think that many of these former jobs will return,” the agency's executive director Matthew Knittel said.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-11-01--Stanford study links Trump rallies to more than 700 coronavirus-related deaths

A working study from researchers at Stanford University found that President Trump 's campaign rallies held between June and September contributed to more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 — and more than 700 deaths .
The paper , which is still under review by the Social Science Research Network , observed case rates in counties around the 18 campaign rallies Trump held this summer and compared them to similar counties that did not host rallies .
It concluded , `` They increased subsequent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by more than 250 per 100,000 residents . ''
`` Our analysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health officials concerning the risk of COVID-19 transmission at large group gatherings , particularly when the degree of compliance with guidelines concerning the use of masks and social distancing is low , '' the paper read .
`` The communities in which Trump rallies took place paid a high price in terms of disease and death . ''
Trump has been criticized for continuing to hold large rallies as coronavirus cases around the country surge .
The United States is currently reporting more cases than any point of the pandemic , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday , the U.S. reported more than 84,000 cases , the sixth consecutive day cases were above 70,000 .
Deaths in the country are also up , and the seven-day positivity average has been above 5 % — the World Health Organization 's recommended benchmark for easing lockdown restrictions — for two weeks , according to data from Johns Hopkins University .
Even though 15 of Trump 's 18 rallies were held outdoors , the study found the rallies often brought in crowd sizes `` in the thousands and sometimes in the tens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rallies often show many people close together while not wearing masks or wearing masks incorrectly .
`` At least through September 2020 , the degree of compliance with guidelines concerning the use of masks and social distancing was low , '' the study wrote , `` in part because the Trump campaign downplayed the risk of infection .
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This feature heightens the risk that a rally could become a 'superspreader event . '
'' `` As the President has said , the cure can not be worse than the disease and this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practices and freedom of choice to limit the spread of Covid-19 , '' Deere said .

A working study from researchers at Stanford University found that President Trump's campaign rallies held between June and September contributed to more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 — and more than 700 deaths.
The paper, which is still under review by the Social Science Research Network, observed case rates in counties around the 18 campaign rallies Trump held this summer and compared them to similar counties that did not host rallies. It concluded, "They increased subsequent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by more than 250 per 100,000 residents."
"Our analysis strongly supports the warnings and recommendations of public health officials concerning the risk of COVID-19 transmission at large group gatherings, particularly when the degree of compliance with guidelines concerning the use of masks and social distancing is low," the paper read. "The communities in which Trump rallies took place paid a high price in terms of disease and death."
Trump has been criticized for continuing to hold large rallies as coronavirus cases around the country surge. The United States is currently reporting more cases than any point of the pandemic, according to the New York Times. On Saturday, the U.S. reported more than 84,000 cases, the sixth consecutive day cases were above 70,000. Deaths in the country are also up, and the seven-day positivity average has been above 5% — the World Health Organization's recommended benchmark for easing lockdown restrictions — for two weeks, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Even though 15 of Trump's 18 rallies were held outdoors, the study found the rallies often brought in crowd sizes "in the thousands and sometimes in the tens of thousands." Images from the rallies often show many people close together while not wearing masks or wearing masks incorrectly.
"At least through September 2020, the degree of compliance with guidelines concerning the use of masks and social distancing was low," the study wrote, "in part because the Trump campaign downplayed the risk of infection. ... This feature heightens the risk that a rally could become a 'superspreader event.'"
White House spokesperson Judd Deere told Politico the study was "flawed."
"As the President has said, the cure cannot be worse than the disease and this country should be open armed with best practices and freedom of choice to limit the spread of Covid-19," Deere said.


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-11-02--Trump to make Fox & Friends appearance on Election Day like he did in 2016

President Trump will do an interview with Fox News 's Fox & Friends on the morning of Election Day .
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Trump also did an interview on @ @ @ @ @ with the program in 2016 .
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President Trump will do an interview with Fox News's Fox & Friends on the morning of Election Day.
Co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade will interview the president about the election, the coronavirus pandemic, and other topics, according to a statement from the network.
Trump also did an interview on the morning of the election with the program in 2016.
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The Trump campaign told reporters during a Monday afternoon phone call that the president and the first lady would be doing local radio and television interviews throughout the entire day.
The president has spent the weekend at numerous rallies in states where he needs to shore up support. His travel schedule for Tuesday is unclear.
The campaign's director of battleground strategy, Nick Trainer, said during the Monday call, "If we make some in-person appearances in some swing states, we’ll be announcing that in the near term."


thewashingtonexaminer--2020-11-02--Biden campaign manager: 'Under no circumstances' will Trump be declared winner on election night

Joe Biden 's campaign manager , Jen O'Malley Dillon , preemptively countered an expected move from President Trump to declare himself the victor of the presidential election on election night before all votes are counted and before analysts can accurately project a winner .
`` It was reported yesterday that President Trump believes that if he wins the East Coast battleground states , Florida , North Carolina , and Georgia , he plans to go out and declare victory , '' O'Malley Dillon said Monday during a briefing on the Democratic presidential nominee 's potential paths to wining 270 Electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be clear with you : If he tries to do that , that will not be true . ''
She added , “ Under no scenario will Donald Trump be declared a victor on election night . ''
A report in Axios citing three unnamed sources said that even though it is likely an election winner can not be projected on election night because of a massive rise in mail-in and absentee voting due to the coronavirus pandemic , Trump is considering a plan to `` walk up to a podium on election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Trump on Sunday denied that he plans to declare victory on election night .
`` No , no , that was a false report , '' he said , but he added that it `` was n't fair '' if results are not known that night .
`` We ’ re going in the night of .
As soon as the election is over , we ’ re going in with our lawyers , '' Trump said .
In the briefing , O'Malley Dillon ran through the bright spots that she sees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She cited high levels of early voting and data that shows registered Democrats have cast more early ballots than registered Republicans .
`` We see that we have really strong leads in places like North Carolina and Wisconsin , and those leads are really important for us to think about what that means for Election Day , '' O'Malley Dillon said .
Based on those figures , she said the campaign projects that Trump would need 62 % of the votes cast on Election Day in North Carolina in order to win and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin in order to win the state .
She also said that Biden has many more paths to victory than Trump does .
For instance , she said that while Trump needs to win Florida in order to win the election , `` we do n't need it to get to 270 . ''
`` What Donald Trump is out there saying does n't live up to historical precedent or the facts , '' O'Malley Dillon said .
`` We are well positioned with multiple pathways to victory . ''
Even if Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia — states that will likely be decided earlier than other battlegrounds — Biden `` still has a clear and viable path to 270 electoral votes , and that path is through our easiest path : the Midwest and Pennsylvania , '' she said .

Joe Biden's campaign manager, Jen O'Malley Dillon, preemptively countered an expected move from President Trump to declare himself the victor of the presidential election on election night before all votes are counted and before analysts can accurately project a winner.
"It was reported yesterday that President Trump believes that if he wins the East Coast battleground states, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia, he plans to go out and declare victory," O'Malley Dillon said Monday during a briefing on the Democratic presidential nominee's potential paths to wining 270 Electoral College votes. "We want to be clear with you: If he tries to do that, that will not be true."
She added, “Under no scenario will Donald Trump be declared a victor on election night."
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A report in Axios citing three unnamed sources said that even though it is likely an election winner cannot be projected on election night because of a massive rise in mail-in and absentee voting due to the coronavirus pandemic, Trump is considering a plan to "walk up to a podium on election night and declare he's won."
Trump on Sunday denied that he plans to declare victory on election night. "No, no, that was a false report," he said, but he added that it "wasn't fair" if results are not known that night.
"We’re going in the night of. As soon as the election is over, we’re going in with our lawyers," Trump said.
In the briefing, O'Malley Dillon ran through the bright spots that she sees for Biden heading into Election Day. She cited high levels of early voting and data that shows registered Democrats have cast more early ballots than registered Republicans.
"We see that we have really strong leads in places like North Carolina and Wisconsin, and those leads are really important for us to think about what that means for Election Day," O'Malley Dillon said.
Based on those figures, she said the campaign projects that Trump would need 62% of the votes cast on Election Day in North Carolina in order to win and 61% of the day-of vote in Wisconsin in order to win the state.
She also said that Biden has many more paths to victory than Trump does. For instance, she said that while Trump needs to win Florida in order to win the election, "we don't need it to get to 270."
"What Donald Trump is out there saying doesn't live up to historical precedent or the facts," O'Malley Dillon said. "We are well positioned with multiple pathways to victory."
Even if Trump wins Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia — states that will likely be decided earlier than other battlegrounds — Biden "still has a clear and viable path to 270 electoral votes, and that path is through our easiest path: the Midwest and Pennsylvania," she said.