dailysignal--2020-11-19--Biden to ‘Racist’ Trump Voters: ‘Let’s Heal.’ That’s Easy for Him to Say.

After four years of Democrats attacking President Donald Trump as “ illegitimate , ” “ fascist , ” “ Nazi , ” “ tyrant , ” “ dictator , ” “ racist , ” “ anti-Semitic , ” “ Russian stooge , ” “ traitor , ” “ grifter , ” “ xenophobe , ” “ sexist , ” “ homophobe , ” “ ignorant , ” “ fat , ” and “ lazy , ” former Vice President Joe Biden now says , “ Let ’ s heal.
” In his “ victory speech , ” Biden said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump , I understand your disappointment tonight .
I ’ ve lost a couple of elections myself .
But now , let ’ s give each other a chance .
It ’ s time to put away the harsh rhetoric .
To lower the temperature .
To see each other again .
To listen to each other again .
To make progress , we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy .
We are not enemies .
We are Americans .
The Bible tells us that to everything there is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reap , a time to sow .
And a time to heal .
This is the time to heal in America .
Well , that ’ s lovely .
But please forgive Trump supporters for not being in a mood to “ heal.
” How bogus was the Trump-Russia collusion investigation that consumed most of the Trump presidency ?
Neither Biden nor Sen. Kamala Harris bothered to mention it during the campaign .
Ditto for Trump ’ s impeachment .
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former FBI Director James Comey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known then what they know now , they would not have signed off on FISA warrants that were crucial to the investigation .
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified to Congress on [ June 3 ] that he would not have signed off on a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant renewal to spy on former Trump campaign associate Carter Page had he been aware then of the unreliability of the underlying evidence .
‘ If you knew then what you know now , would you have signed the application ?
’ Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during his testimony .
Similarly , Comey admits he would not have signed off on the Carter Page FISA applications if he knew then what he knows now .
“ No , I would want a much more complete understanding of what we were doing , ” said Comey .
Graham also unloaded on [ former FBI Deputy-turned-acting Director Andrew ] McCabe for signing off on a FISA warrant to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page , which an ex-FBI lawyer has since pleaded guilty to falsifying documents in order to obtain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know now would you have signed the warrant application in June of 2017 against Carter Page ?
’ Graham asked .
‘ Who is responsible for ruining Mr. Carter Page ’ s life ?
’ Graham asked , saying the warrant was ‘ completely devoid of the truth.
’ ‘ I think that we are all responsible for the work that went into that FISA , ’ the ex-director said .
Republicans and Democrats acknowledge the 2016 Russian election interference , but 78 % of Democrats , according to an August 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interfered in the 2016 campaign and that it changed the outcome of the election.
” Never mind that Jeh Johnson , President Barack Obama ’ s secretary of Homeland Security , in his 2017 prepared testimony before Congress , said : Whatever Russia , China , or Iran did to meddle with our elections pales in comparison to the impact of our biased , bigoted , Republican-hating , class warfare-waging , secular , “ health care is a right , ” “ there ’ s no such thing as illegal people , only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media .
Let ’ s compare the impact of Russian , Chinese , or Iranian election interference with the election interference of the American media .
In his book “ Left Turn : How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind , ” Tim Groseclose , an economics and political science professor , attempts to quantify the impact of our left-wing media .
How do our overwhelmingly liberal media affect how Americans think and vote ?
Groseclose wrote in 2011 : Dean Baquet , executive editor of The New York Times , once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rule , does not want to hear thoughtful disagreement.
” Given this mentality , liberals , Democrats , and the media find Trump absolutely , positively insufferable .
That raises a question : Biden , which side needs to heal ?

After four years of Democrats attacking President Donald Trump as “illegitimate,” “fascist,” “Nazi,” “tyrant,” “dictator,” “racist,” “anti-Semitic,” “Russian stooge,” “traitor,” “grifter,” “xenophobe,” “sexist,” “homophobe,” “ignorant,” “fat,” and “lazy,” former Vice President Joe Biden now says, “Let’s heal.”
In his “victory speech,” Biden said, “And to those who voted for President Trump, I understand your disappointment tonight.
I’ve lost a couple of elections myself. But now, let’s give each other a chance. It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see each other again. To listen to each other again. To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. We are not enemies. We are Americans. The Bible tells us that to everything there is a season—a time to build, a time to reap, a time to sow. And a time to heal. This is the time to heal in America.
Well, that’s lovely. But please forgive Trump supporters for not being in a mood to “heal.”
How bogus was the Trump-Russia collusion investigation that consumed most of the Trump presidency? Neither Biden nor Sen. Kamala Harris bothered to mention it during the campaign. Ditto for Trump’s impeachment.
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former FBI Director James Comey now admit that, if they had known then what they know now, they would not have signed off on FISA warrants that were crucial to the investigation.
National Review wrote:
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified to Congress on [June 3] that he would not have signed off on a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant renewal to spy on former Trump campaign associate Carter Page had he been aware then of the unreliability of the underlying evidence. ‘If you knew then what you know now, would you have signed the application?’ Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham asked Rosenstein during his testimony. ‘No, I would not,’ Rosenstein replied.
Similarly, Comey admits he would not have signed off on the Carter Page FISA applications if he knew then what he knows now. “No, I would want a much more complete understanding of what we were doing,” said Comey.
The New York Post wrote:
Graham also unloaded on [former FBI Deputy-turned-acting Director Andrew] McCabe for signing off on a FISA warrant to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page, which an ex-FBI lawyer has since pleaded guilty to falsifying documents in order to obtain. ‘If you knew then what you know now would you have signed the warrant application in June of 2017 against Carter Page?’ Graham asked. ‘No, sir,’ responded McCabe. ‘Who is responsible for ruining Mr. Carter Page’s life?’ Graham asked, saying the warrant was ‘completely devoid of the truth.’ ‘I think that we are all responsible for the work that went into that FISA,’ the ex-director said.
Republicans and Democrats acknowledge the 2016 Russian election interference, but 78% of Democrats, according to an August 2018 Gallup poll, believe that “Russians interfered in the 2016 campaign and that it changed the outcome of the election.”
Never mind that Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama’s secretary of Homeland Security, in his 2017 prepared testimony before Congress, said:
On Election Day, DHS assembled a crisis-response team to rapidly address any reported cyber intrusions into the election process. To my current knowledge, the Russian government did not through any cyber intrusion alter ballots, ballot counts or reporting of election results.
Whatever Russia, China, or Iran did to meddle with our elections pales in comparison to the impact of our biased, bigoted, Republican-hating, class warfare-waging, secular, “health care is a right,” “there’s no such thing as illegal people, only ‘undocumented,'” Donald Trump-hating media.
Let’s compare the impact of Russian, Chinese, or Iranian election interference with the election interference of the American media.
In his book “Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind,” Tim Groseclose, an economics and political science professor, attempts to quantify the impact of our left-wing media.
How do our overwhelmingly liberal media affect how Americans think and vote? Groseclose wrote in 2011:
For the past several years, I have researched this question, trying to solve the following thought experiment: What if media bias were suddenly to disappear? In such a world, how would America look and act politically? The answer is, approximately like Texas. (Note: This year, Trump handily won that state.) More specifically, if media bias were to disappear, according to the analysis, then America would think and vote like any region that voted around 56-43 percent for Republican John McCain in the last presidential election. Besides Texas, such regions include Kansas; North Dakota; Kentucky; Salt Lake County, Utah; and Orange County, Calif.
Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times, once admitted, “The left, as a rule, does not want to hear thoughtful disagreement.” Given this mentality, liberals, Democrats, and the media find Trump absolutely, positively insufferable.
That raises a question: Biden, which side needs to heal?
Copyright 2020 Laurence A. Elder. Distributed by Creators.com.


dailysignal--2020-11-20--7 Ways the 2005 Carter-Baker Report Could Have Averted Problems With 2020 Election

They called on states to increase voter ID requirements ; to be leery of mail-in voting ; to halt ballot harvesting ; to maintain voter lists , in part to ensure dead people are promptly removed from them ; to allow election observers to monitor ballot counting ; and to make sure voting machines are working properly .
They also wanted the media to refrain from calling elections too early and from touting exit polls .
All of this may sound eerily similar to the issues in the prolonged presidential election battle of 2020 .
But these were among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform , known informally as the Carter-Baker Commission .
The bipartisan commission ’ s co-chairmen were former Democratic President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker , a Republican who served in the George H.W .
Bush administration .
The commission was created to address voting and election integrity issues raised by the tumultuous 36-day postelection battle of 2000 , which was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court decision that resulted in awarding Florida ’ s 25 electoral votes and the presidency to Republican George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Had Congress and state governments adopted many of the panel ’ s recommendations , the 2020 postelection mess between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden might have been avoided , said Carter-Baker Commission member Kay C. James , now the president of The Heritage Foundation .
“ So many of the problems we ’ re now hearing about in the aftermath of the 2020 election could have been avoided had states heeded the advice of the Commission on Federal Election Reform , ” she said .
Several state legislatures adopted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ID proposals .
However , Congress reportedly was unenthusiastic about the report .
Major media outlets have called the race for Biden , but election litigation is still playing out in courts , and votes are still being counted .
However , 70 % of Republicans do not believe the 2020 election was free and fair , according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll .
Before the election , just 35 % of Republicans didn ’ t believe the election would be free and fair .
The shift was different among Democrats , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fair afterward , compared with 52 who said the same before the election .
Here ’ s a look at the 2005 panel ’ s recommendations relevant to this year ’ s elections .
With the vast expansion of mail-in voting this year , voter ID requirements were less likely .
Today , states have a patchwork of voter ID laws , with 36 states either requiring or requesting voters to present identification at the polls , according to the National Conference of State Legislatures .
The conference says only six states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Indiana , Kansas , Mississippi , Tennessee , and Wisconsin .
The Carter-Baker Commission called for voter ID standards nationwide in its 2005 report .
“ To ensure that persons presenting themselves at the polling place are the ones on the registration list , the Commission recommends that states require voters to use the REAL ID card , which was mandated in a law signed by the President in May 2005 , ” the Carter-Baker Commission report said .
“ The card includes a person ’ s full legal name , date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a digital image ) , a photograph , and the person ’ s Social Security number .
This card should be modestly adapted for voting purposes to indicate on the front or back whether the individual is a U.S. citizen .
States should provide an [ Election Assistance Commission ] -template ID with a photo to non-drivers free of charge.
” Carter , when speaking months after the release of the report , said other countries not known for being examples of democracy had fairer elections than the United States , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It ’ s disgraceful and embarrassing , ” the former president said in May 2006 .
On IDs , Carter said , “ Americans have to remember you have to have the equivalent to what we ’ re requiring to cast a ballot to cash a check or board a plane.
” In a brief filed supporting the Trump campaign ’ s Pennsylvania litigation over mail-in ballots , a group of Republican state attorneys general reference the Cater-Baker Commission report among other items regarding mail-in voting and ballot harvesting .
The 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mailed-in votes were counted .
Further , many questions have emerged about the point of origin for ballots .
Specifically , the report called on states to prohibit third parties or political operatives from collecting ballots—a practice commonly known as “ ballot harvesting.
” The report stated : “ Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.
” “ State and local jurisdictions should prohibit a person from handling absentee ballots other than the voter , an acknowledged family member , the U.S .
Postal Service , or other legitimate shipper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2005 commission report said .
“ The practice in some states of allowing candidates or party workers to pick up and deliver absentee ballots should be eliminated.
” However , this year , as mail-in voting veered into becoming a partisan issue , the Carter Center issued a statement promoting support for mail-in voting , but maintaining safeguards against ballot harvesting .
The Carter Center , founded by the former president and first lady Rosalynn Carter , is affiliated with Emory University and promotes peace and democracy efforts globally and domestically .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the commission report “ noted among its many findings and recommendations that because it takes place outside the regulated environment of local polling locations , voting by mail creates increased logistical challenges and the potential for vote fraud , especially if safeguards are lacking or when candidates or political party activists are allowed to handle mail-in or absentee ballots.
” “ However , the Carter-Baker Commission found that where safeguards for ballot integrity are in place—for example in Oregon , where the entire state has voted by mail since 1998—there was little evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center statement continued .
Carter himself is quoted in the press release saying , “ I urge political leaders across the country to take immediate steps to expand vote-by-mail and other measures that can help protect the core of American democracy—the right of our citizens to vote.
” In Nevada , the Trump campaign asserts there were potentially thousands of out-of-state votes cast in one of the most closely contested states .
The Carter-Baker Commission report called for states to make it easier to track registered voters who move from one state to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The report states , “ Invalid voter files , which contain ineligible , duplicate , fictional , or deceased voters , are an invitation to fraud.
” “ In order to assure that lists take account of citizens moving from one state to another , voter databases should be made interoperable between states , ” the Carter-Baker report stated .
“ This would serve to eliminate duplicate registrations , which are a source of potential fraud.
” The report calls for states to maintain and update their voter registration lists .
“ When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to another , the state to which the voter is moving should be required to notify the state which the voter is leaving to eliminate that voter from its registration list , ” the report said , adding : In Pennsylvania , Michigan , and Nevada , Republicans have complained that qualified election observers have been prohibited from watching the counting .
The Carter-Baker Commission report stressed the need for election observers to maintain the integrity of the ballots .
“ All legitimate domestic and international election observers should be granted unrestricted access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they accept election rules , do not interfere with the electoral process , and respect the secrecy of the ballot , ” the 2005 report said .
Voting machines have also been a significant issue in 2020 , particularly in Michigan , as one county there flipped from Biden to Trump after a hand recount showed the machine count to be inaccurate .
The Carter-Baker Commission suggested that machines print out paper receipts for voters to verify their vote was accurately counted .
“ States should adopt unambiguous procedures to reconcile any disparity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paper ballot tally , ” the 2005 report says .
“ The Commission strongly recommends that states determine well in advance of elections which will be the ballot of record.
” On election night , Fox News Channel was the first to call the state of Arizona for Biden , prompting outrage in the Trump camp .
Moreover , major media outlets have projected Biden to have won the election , even as vote counting and litigation continue .
The 2005 commission report also addressed problems with the media , suggesting news outlets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show restraint in calling a state for one candidate or the other .
The First Amendment would prevent any such rule from being mandatory .
“ News organizations should voluntarily refrain from projecting any presidential election results in any state until all of the polls have closed in the 48 contiguous states , ” the report states .
“ News organizations should voluntarily agree to delay the release of any exit-poll data until the election has been decided.
” The Carter-Baker Commission suggested that federal and state prosecutors should more aggressively monitor voter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years , the U.S. Department of Justice should issue a public report on its investigations of election fraud , ” the report says .

They called on states to increase voter ID requirements; to be leery of mail-in voting; to halt ballot harvesting; to maintain voter lists, in part to ensure dead people are promptly removed from them; to allow election observers to monitor ballot counting; and to make sure voting machines are working properly.
They also wanted the media to refrain from calling elections too early and from touting exit polls.
All of this may sound eerily similar to the issues in the prolonged presidential election battle of 2020. But these were among the 87 recommendations from the 2005 report of the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, known informally as the Carter-Baker Commission.
The bipartisan commission’s co-chairmen were former Democratic President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker, a Republican who served in the George H.W. Bush administration.
The commission was created to address voting and election integrity issues raised by the tumultuous 36-day postelection battle of 2000, which was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court decision that resulted in awarding Florida’s 25 electoral votes and the presidency to Republican George W. Bush over Democrat Al Gore.
Had Congress and state governments adopted many of the panel’s recommendations, the 2020 postelection mess between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden might have been avoided, said Carter-Baker Commission member Kay C. James, now the president of The Heritage Foundation.
“So many of the problems we’re now hearing about in the aftermath of the 2020 election could have been avoided had states heeded the advice of the Commission on Federal Election Reform,” she said.
James continued:
Simple protections against fraud, like voter ID and updated voter registration lists, make perfect sense if we truly believe that every vote must count. Election officials should take another look at the commission’s recommendations and make sure they’re doing everything possible to protect the integrity of our elections.
Several state legislatures adopted aspects of the recommendations, particularly voter ID proposals. However, Congress reportedly was unenthusiastic about the report.
Major media outlets have called the race for Biden, but election litigation is still playing out in courts, and votes are still being counted.
However, 70% of Republicans do not believe the 2020 election was free and fair, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll. Before the election, just 35% of Republicans didn’t believe the election would be free and fair. The shift was different among Democrats, where 95% believed the election was free and fair afterward, compared with 52 who said the same before the election.
Here’s a look at the 2005 panel’s recommendations relevant to this year’s elections.
1) Voter IDs
With the vast expansion of mail-in voting this year, voter ID requirements were less likely.
Today, states have a patchwork of voter ID laws, with 36 states either requiring or requesting voters to present identification at the polls, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The conference says only six states have “strict” photo ID requirements—Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
The Carter-Baker Commission called for voter ID standards nationwide in its 2005 report.
“To ensure that persons presenting themselves at the polling place are the ones on the registration list, the Commission recommends that states require voters to use the REAL ID card, which was mandated in a law signed by the President in May 2005,” the Carter-Baker Commission report said.
“The card includes a person’s full legal name, date of birth, a signature (captured as a digital image), a photograph, and the person’s Social Security number. This card should be modestly adapted for voting purposes to indicate on the front or back whether the individual is a U.S. citizen. States should provide an [Election Assistance Commission]-template ID with a photo to non-drivers free of charge.”
Carter, when speaking months after the release of the report, said other countries not known for being examples of democracy had fairer elections than the United States, and stressed the need for photo IDs.
“It’s disgraceful and embarrassing,” the former president said in May 2006. On IDs, Carter said, “Americans have to remember you have to have the equivalent to what we’re requiring to cast a ballot to cash a check or board a plane.”
2) Mail-In and Absentee Voting Risks
In a brief filed supporting the Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania litigation over mail-in ballots, a group of Republican state attorneys general reference the Cater-Baker Commission report among other items regarding mail-in voting and ballot harvesting.
The 2020 election trends seemed to shift dramatically as mailed-in votes were counted. Further, many questions have emerged about the point of origin for ballots.
Specifically, the report called on states to prohibit third parties or political operatives from collecting ballots—a practice commonly known as “ballot harvesting.”
The report stated: “Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.”
“State and local jurisdictions should prohibit a person from handling absentee ballots other than the voter, an acknowledged family member, the U.S. Postal Service, or other legitimate shipper, or election officials,” the 2005 commission report said. “The practice in some states of allowing candidates or party workers to pick up and deliver absentee ballots should be eliminated.”
However, this year, as mail-in voting veered into becoming a partisan issue, the Carter Center issued a statement promoting support for mail-in voting, but maintaining safeguards against ballot harvesting.
The Carter Center, founded by the former president and first lady Rosalynn Carter, is affiliated with Emory University and promotes peace and democracy efforts globally and domestically.
A Carter Center press release in May said the commission report “noted among its many findings and recommendations that because it takes place outside the regulated environment of local polling locations, voting by mail creates increased logistical challenges and the potential for vote fraud, especially if safeguards are lacking or when candidates or political party activists are allowed to handle mail-in or absentee ballots.”
“However, the Carter-Baker Commission found that where safeguards for ballot integrity are in place—for example in Oregon, where the entire state has voted by mail since 1998—there was little evidence of voter fraud,” the Carter Center statement continued.
The commission’s main recommendations on vote-by-mail and absentee voting were to increase research on vote-by-mail (and early voting) and to eliminate the practice of allowing candidates or party workers to pick up and deliver absentee ballots. Fortunately, since 2005, many states have gained substantial experience in vote-by-mail and have shown how key concerns can be effectively addressed through appropriate planning, resources, training, and messaging.
Carter himself is quoted in the press release saying, “I urge political leaders across the country to take immediate steps to expand vote-by-mail and other measures that can help protect the core of American democracy—the right of our citizens to vote.”
3) Avoiding Duplicate Registration Across State Lines
In Nevada, the Trump campaign asserts there were potentially thousands of out-of-state votes cast in one of the most closely contested states.
The Carter-Baker Commission report called for states to make it easier to track registered voters who move from one state to another to reduce duplication of registrations.
The report states, “Invalid voter files, which contain ineligible, duplicate, fictional, or deceased voters, are an invitation to fraud.”
“In order to assure that lists take account of citizens moving from one state to another, voter databases should be made interoperable between states,” the Carter-Baker report stated. “This would serve to eliminate duplicate registrations, which are a source of potential fraud.”
The report calls for states to maintain and update their voter registration lists.
“When an eligible voter moves from one state to another, the state to which the voter is moving should be required to notify the state which the voter is leaving to eliminate that voter from its registration list,” the report said, adding:
All states should have procedures for maintaining accurate lists, such as electronic matching of death records, driver’s licenses, local tax rolls, and felon records. Federal and state courts should provide state election offices with the lists of individuals who declare they are non-citizens when they are summoned for jury duty.
4) Election Observers for Integrity
In Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Nevada, Republicans have complained that qualified election observers have been prohibited from watching the counting.
The Carter-Baker Commission report stressed the need for election observers to maintain the integrity of the ballots.
“All legitimate domestic and international election observers should be granted unrestricted access to the election process, provided that they accept election rules, do not interfere with the electoral process, and respect the secrecy of the ballot,” the 2005 report said.
Such observers should apply for accreditation, which should allow them to visit any polling station in any state and to view all parts of the election process, including the testing of voting equipment, the processing of absentee ballots, and the vote count. States that limit election observation only to representatives of candidates and political parties should amend their election laws to explicitly permit accreditation of independent and international election observers.
5) Reliable Voting Machines
Voting machines have also been a significant issue in 2020, particularly in Michigan, as one county there flipped from Biden to Trump after a hand recount showed the machine count to be inaccurate.
The Carter-Baker Commission suggested that machines print out paper receipts for voters to verify their vote was accurately counted.
“States should adopt unambiguous procedures to reconcile any disparity between the electronic ballot tally and the paper ballot tally,” the 2005 report says. “The Commission strongly recommends that states determine well in advance of elections which will be the ballot of record.”
6) Media Calling Elections
On election night, Fox News Channel was the first to call the state of Arizona for Biden, prompting outrage in the Trump camp. Moreover, major media outlets have projected Biden to have won the election, even as vote counting and litigation continue.
The 2005 commission report also addressed problems with the media, suggesting news outlets voluntarily offer candidates free airtime and also show restraint in calling a state for one candidate or the other. The First Amendment would prevent any such rule from being mandatory.
“News organizations should voluntarily refrain from projecting any presidential election results in any state until all of the polls have closed in the 48 contiguous states,” the report states. “News organizations should voluntarily agree to delay the release of any exit-poll data until the election has been decided.”
7) Prosecuting Voter Fraud
The Carter-Baker Commission suggested that federal and state prosecutors should more aggressively monitor voter fraud.
“In July of even-numbered years, the U.S. Department of Justice should issue a public report on its investigations of election fraud,” the report says.


dailysignal--2020-11-20--5 ‘Terrifying’ Policies to Brace for Under Biden

Donald Trump has been a unique president for a lot of reasons , but one in particular : he keeps his promises .
Anyone who ’ s seen former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s priorities has to be praying he doesn ’ t become president .
They make Hillary Clinton , who ran on the most extreme platform of any candidate in history , look like a Sunday School teacher .
And unfortunately , Biden ’ s agenda isn ’ t a collection of radical policies we think he ’ ll push .
These are things he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as CNS News ’ Terry Jeffrey points out , it ’ s a terrifying list .
Most conservatives don ’ t want to think about a Biden presidency—let alone what it would mean for our country .
But as the clock ticks on and the election drags out , we can ’ t ignore what might be around the corner if the former vice president takes the reins .
Based on what we ’ ve outlined to people over the past several months , it will be an all-hands-on-deck moment for every God-fearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , Jeffrey must have been limited on space , because he only highlights “ 5 evil things ” Biden plans to do as president .
If you ’ ve read the Biden-Sanders manifesto or perused Biden ’ s campaign website , you know there are many , many more .
For now , though , Christians , pro-lifers , and anyone who cares about freedom needs to brace themselves for these significant moments—and be prepared to fight back .
The very first , Jeffrey explained on “ Washington Watch ” on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it impossible for states to limit or ban abortion for any reason .
“ Joe Biden wants a federal law that makes abortion nationwide a quote-unquote ‘ right.
’ Which I say is evil.
” And , to add to that evil , he wants to force every American to pay for it .
That ’ s No .
2 : Biden wants to end the Hyde Amendment .
In other words , every federal spending bill could be used in some way to fund abortion .
The pro-life Hyde Amendment , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radical free-for-all for more than 40 years , would be gone , Jeffrey said .
No .
3 : Biden would reinstate the Obamacare mandate , demanding that every business and nonprofit cover abortion-causing pills and contraception in their health plans .
As Jeffrey points out , “ Unfortunately , the Supreme Court never really settled that issue , [ so ] this is a place where Joe Biden right away could do some serious damage.
” No .
4 : Biden says that on Day One , “ he ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treat biological males as if they ’ re females .
He literally says they ’ re going to have to let transgenders pick their own gender identity … So literally , Joe Biden will order public schools to say that anatomical males can play on the girls sports teams , use the girls ’ shower rooms , and use the girls ’ restrooms .
Completely outrageous , absolutely evil.
” Last but certainly not least , the Obama vice president says he would order insurance companies to cover gender-reassignment surgeries—not only for adults @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Similar to [ the ] Hobby Lobby case , he ’ d make family-owned businesses provide that “ treatment , ” which is actually mutilation .
“ These issues , particularly those last two , ” Jeffrey said , “ did not get nearly the kind of exposure and discussion they deserved before the election .
I think there are many Americans who have no idea that Joe Biden is going to order public schools to let boys play on their girls sports teams and let boys use the girls ’ locker rooms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s such a huge [ overreach ] .
And it ’ s not just evil .
It shows a distortion of [ Biden ’ s ] mind and heart .
And I don ’ t think there ’ s any way he could defend it … .
” Some of these things , of course , he can ’ t do without Congress ’ help .
And that ’ s where you and I come in—encouraging our senators and congressmen to stand firm .
This column originally appeared at the Family Research Council @ @ @

Donald Trump has been a unique president for a lot of reasons, but one in particular: he keeps his promises.
Anyone who’s seen former Vice President Joe Biden’s priorities has to be praying he doesn’t become president. They make Hillary Clinton, who ran on the most extreme platform of any candidate in history, look like a Sunday School teacher.
And unfortunately, Biden’s agenda isn’t a collection of radical policies we think he’ll push. These are things he’s said he’ll do. And as CNS News’ Terry Jeffrey points out, it’s a terrifying list.
Most conservatives don’t want to think about a Biden presidency—let alone what it would mean for our country. But as the clock ticks on and the election drags out, we can’t ignore what might be around the corner if the former vice president takes the reins.
Based on what we’ve outlined to people over the past several months, it will be an all-hands-on-deck moment for every God-fearing, freedom-loving American in the country.
Now, Jeffrey must have been limited on space, because he only highlights “5 evil things” Biden plans to do as president. If you’ve read the Biden-Sanders manifesto or perused Biden’s campaign website, you know there are many, many more.
For now, though, Christians, pro-lifers, and anyone who cares about freedom needs to brace themselves for these significant moments—and be prepared to fight back.
The very first, Jeffrey explained on “Washington Watch” on Wednesday, is to codify Roe v. Wade—making it impossible for states to limit or ban abortion for any reason. “Joe Biden wants a federal law that makes abortion nationwide a quote-unquote ‘right.’ Which I say is evil.”
And, to add to that evil, he wants to force every American to pay for it.
That’s No. 2: Biden wants to end the Hyde Amendment. In other words, every federal spending bill could be used in some way to fund abortion. The pro-life Hyde Amendment, which has stood in the way of that radical free-for-all for more than 40 years, would be gone, Jeffrey said.
Beyond that, he wants to create a ‘public option’ under Obamacare, which he describes as a Medicare-like health insurance plan that would cover abortions. So, in two different ways … he would make everybody who pays taxes in America fund abortions. And then he would go beyond that to force businesses, private family-owned businesses to provide health insurance that covers abortion-inducing drugs.
No. 3: Biden would reinstate the Obamacare mandate, demanding that every business and nonprofit cover abortion-causing pills and contraception in their health plans.
As Jeffrey points out, “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court never really settled that issue, [so] this is a place where Joe Biden right away could do some serious damage.”
No. 4: Biden says that on Day One, “he’s going to force public schools and colleges to treat biological males as if they’re females. He literally says they’re going to have to let transgenders pick their own gender identity … So literally, Joe Biden will order public schools to say that anatomical males can play on the girls sports teams, use the girls’ shower rooms, and use the girls’ restrooms. Completely outrageous, absolutely evil.”
Last but certainly not least, the Obama vice president says he would order insurance companies to cover gender-reassignment surgeries—not only for adults, but young, impressionable children. Similar to [the] Hobby Lobby case, he’d make family-owned businesses provide that “treatment,” which is actually mutilation.
“These issues, particularly those last two,” Jeffrey said, “did not get nearly the kind of exposure and discussion they deserved before the election. I think there are many Americans who have no idea that Joe Biden is going to order public schools to let boys play on their girls sports teams and let boys use the girls’ locker rooms.
“To me, that’s such a huge [overreach]. And it’s not just evil. It shows a distortion of [Biden’s] mind and heart. And I don’t think there’s any way he could defend it … .”
Some of these things, of course, he can’t do without Congress’ help. And that’s where you and I come in—encouraging our senators and congressmen to stand firm.
This column originally appeared at the Family Research Council website frc.org.


dailysignal--2020-11-20--Don’t Trust the Narrative. Immigrant Voters Are Restructuring Voter Demographics.

When it dawned upon newscasters that President Donald Trump was going to win Florida on election night , one famous county zoomed into focus : Miami-Dade .
With a demographic that is approximately 70 % of Hispanic-origin Americans , composed of Cubans , Venezuelans , Mexicans , and Columbians , just to name a few immigrant groups , Miami-Dade County was expected to deliver the margin that could lead to a victory for Joe Biden in Florida , having gone for Hillary Clinton by 20 points in 2016 .
Instead , the county ’ s margin for Biden was only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.6 more percentage points than in 2016 despite a 1.5 % slide among voters 65 and older .
How ?
Because of an extraordinary performance by Trump in immigrant-dominated Miami-Dade County , where the message was sent : Immigrants are not a monolith .
In California , a state that Biden easily won , conservatives nevertheless found something for which to cheer : Korean-born Young Kim ’ s victory against liberal incumbent Gil Cisneros in the immigrant-dominated Los Angeles suburbs .
Kim , a California state assemblywoman and business owner , fell just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cisneros , losing 49.2 % to 50.8 % .
But in 2020 , she surpassed Cisneros with about 51 % of the vote .
What is even more extraordinary is the fact that in California—one of the most diverse states in America—voters rejected the ultimate race-based liberal policy objective : Proposition 16 , which—if passed—would have repealed the state ’ s ban on race preferences in admissions and employment .
The vote wasn ’ t even close : 55 % of voters voted to strike down the measure , which was promoted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even California professional sports teams .
Indeed , although Biden may still ultimately carry the 2020 election , Trump and the GOP ’ s down-ballot victories in immigrant hubs present a future for the conservative movement that could be much more immigrant-heavy than projected back in 2016 , when Trump won his first victory off of “ working-class whites ” in Wisconsin and Michigan .
And , although the mainstream media narrative seems to point toward “ immigrants ” fueling Trump ’ s projected loss in Arizona , the reality , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Among “ non-white voters , ” Trump actually did better than in 2016 , winning 38 % of non-whites in Arizona this year compared to 32 % in 2016 .
Where did Trump fall off , then ?
Actually , white voters .
Trump won 51 % of white voters in Arizona this year while winning 54 % of them in 2016 .
Voters older than 65 ( who tend to be whiter ) in particularly handed Trump the cold shoulder : Only 50 % of them voted for Trump in Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same demographic voting for him in 2016 .
Although these polls might shock initially , the reasoning behind them is perfectly intuitive .
The coronavirus pandemic likely agitated many at-risk older whites against Trump .
However , younger immigrant voters , who had seen their businesses and their schools shut down by left-of-center public officials , gravitated toward Trump ’ s understanding of the pandemic , which was fundamentally about rejecting a cure that is worse than the disease .
It is no wonder that people who had seen national emergencies being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to consolidate authoritarian power would be more naturally skeptical of liberals ’ response to the coronavirus , which has closed down churches and businesses in the name of “ public safety , ” while allowing Black Lives Matter protesters to storm city squares uninhibited .
Despite the narrative of the conservative movement getting “ older and whiter , ” conservatives do have a path forward that can genuinely appeal to immigrant voters tired of the left ’ s zero-sum rhetoric and government control .
But their work is hardly done yet .
Central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the continual reemphasis of the American left ’ s vile trend toward both socialism and racial identity politics , two themes under which immigrants have historically suffered and left to come to America .
“ For a long time , the prevailing theory on the left was that an increase in turnout among Latino and immigrant communities would mean an increase in their vote share , ” Gil Guerra Salcido , a commentator and co-host of a podcast on Latinos and conservatism , told me in an interview .
“ What we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the share of Latinos who voted , and a dramatic rebuke of the Democratic Party compared to their margins in 2016.
” There is a significant realignment of the conservative movement that can not be overlooked here .
It runs counter to every narrative of “ conservatives are getting older and whiter ” you have heard over the past four years .
But conservatives need to seize the moment .
They can not let this opportunity to broaden their coalition go to waste .
The conservative movement does not need to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeal to immigrants .
It merely needs to explain why illegal immigration hurts legal immigrants , why leftist policies reinforce socialist “ Chavista ” ideology , and why the narratives of systemic racism in our country will harm minorities more than they will help them .
If conservatives do this , they will see this groundswell of immigrant support become a coalition for decades to come .

When it dawned upon newscasters that President Donald Trump was going to win Florida on election night, one famous county zoomed into focus: Miami-Dade.
With a demographic that is approximately 70% of Hispanic-origin Americans, composed of Cubans, Venezuelans, Mexicans, and Columbians, just to name a few immigrant groups, Miami-Dade County was expected to deliver the margin that could lead to a victory for Joe Biden in Florida, having gone for Hillary Clinton by 20 points in 2016. Instead, the county’s margin for Biden was only 7 points.
Trump carried Florida by 2.6 more percentage points than in 2016 despite a 1.5% slide among voters 65 and older. How? Because of an extraordinary performance by Trump in immigrant-dominated Miami-Dade County, where the message was sent: Immigrants are not a monolith.
In California, a state that Biden easily won, conservatives nevertheless found something for which to cheer: Korean-born Young Kim’s victory against liberal incumbent Gil Cisneros in the immigrant-dominated Los Angeles suburbs.
Kim, a California state assemblywoman and business owner, fell just short in the 2018 midterm elections against Cisneros, losing 49.2% to 50.8%. But in 2020, she surpassed Cisneros with about 51% of the vote.
What is even more extraordinary is the fact that in California—one of the most diverse states in America—voters rejected the ultimate race-based liberal policy objective: Proposition 16, which—if passed—would have repealed the state’s ban on race preferences in admissions and employment.
The vote wasn’t even close: 55% of voters voted to strike down the measure, which was promoted by liberal bastions like the University of California and even California professional sports teams.
Indeed, although Biden may still ultimately carry the 2020 election, Trump and the GOP’s down-ballot victories in immigrant hubs present a future for the conservative movement that could be much more immigrant-heavy than projected back in 2016, when Trump won his first victory off of “working-class whites” in Wisconsin and Michigan.
And, although the mainstream media narrative seems to point toward “immigrants” fueling Trump’s projected loss in Arizona, the reality, according to the exit polls, speaks differently.
Among “non-white voters,” Trump actually did better than in 2016, winning 38% of non-whites in Arizona this year compared to 32% in 2016.
Where did Trump fall off, then? Actually, white voters.
Trump won 51% of white voters in Arizona this year while winning 54% of them in 2016. Voters older than 65 (who tend to be whiter) in particularly handed Trump the cold shoulder: Only 50% of them voted for Trump in Arizona this year, despite 55% of the same demographic voting for him in 2016.
Although these polls might shock initially, the reasoning behind them is perfectly intuitive. The coronavirus pandemic likely agitated many at-risk older whites against Trump.
However, younger immigrant voters, who had seen their businesses and their schools shut down by left-of-center public officials, gravitated toward Trump’s understanding of the pandemic, which was fundamentally about rejecting a cure that is worse than the disease.
It is no wonder that people who had seen national emergencies being utilized by dictators in their home countries to consolidate authoritarian power would be more naturally skeptical of liberals’ response to the coronavirus, which has closed down churches and businesses in the name of “public safety,” while allowing Black Lives Matter protesters to storm city squares uninhibited.
Despite the narrative of the conservative movement getting “older and whiter,” conservatives do have a path forward that can genuinely appeal to immigrant voters tired of the left’s zero-sum rhetoric and government control. But their work is hardly done yet.
Central to this courtship of immigrant voters will be the continual reemphasis of the American left’s vile trend toward both socialism and racial identity politics, two themes under which immigrants have historically suffered and left to come to America.
“For a long time, the prevailing theory on the left was that an increase in turnout among Latino and immigrant communities would mean an increase in their vote share,” Gil Guerra Salcido, a commentator and co-host of a podcast on Latinos and conservatism, told me in an interview. “What we saw in 2020 was a historic increase in the share of Latinos who voted, and a dramatic rebuke of the Democratic Party compared to their margins in 2016.”
There is a significant realignment of the conservative movement that cannot be overlooked here. It runs counter to every narrative of “conservatives are getting older and whiter” you have heard over the past four years. But conservatives need to seize the moment. They cannot let this opportunity to broaden their coalition go to waste.
The conservative movement does not need to “lighten” its message in order to appeal to immigrants. It merely needs to explain why illegal immigration hurts legal immigrants, why leftist policies reinforce socialist “Chavista” ideology, and why the narratives of systemic racism in our country will harm minorities more than they will help them.
If conservatives do this, they will see this groundswell of immigrant support become a coalition for decades to come.


dailysignal--2020-11-20--Taking a Closer Look at the Trump Campaign’s Battle to Recount Legal Votes

Ken Blackwell , advisory board member of the Trump/Pence 2020 campaign , and J. Christian Adams , president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation , join “ The Bill Walton Show ” to discuss the latest on the Trump campaign ’ s battle over the counting of legal votes .
Read a portion of the transcript , lightly edited , below , or watch the full episode above .
Bill Walton : Welcome to the special edition of “ The Bill Walton Show.
” I ’ m here with the honorable Ken Blackwell , who is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign , and J. Christian Adams , who ’ s president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation and a former Justice Department official .
We ’ re here to talk about where we stand with the presidential election , and possibly also where things stand with the Georgia Senate races .
Ken , let ’ s kick it off .
Where are we now ?
This is a state-by-state issue .
Can you frame it for me ?
Ken Blackwell : Absolutely , Bill .
We ’ re in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ runway in front of us .
We have to guard against anybody prematurely throwing in the towel .
There is a case that can be prosecuted in these states , both in the courts and in the civic political arena , and we can win the day .
But I ’ ve worked in Pennsylvania , right next to Ohio .
I was in Pittsburgh , been in Philadelphia , and yesterday the campaign started , it ’ s making its case in a federal district court before an Obama judge .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Circuit , and then a court of appeals , and then onto the Supreme Court .
It ’ s around two principal ideas : one , that the governor and the secretary of state and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overstepped their authority when they , in the last minute , changed the rules of the election and the procedures impacting the count .
That is a violation of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution , which says that the calendar and the procedures , or the policies , are established by the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protection provision .
There is now a mountain of evidence that voters got treated unevenly in the state of Pennsylvania .
There were folks who were allowed to cure their ballots and others who were not .
And at question here will be about 640,000 ballots , and that ’ s more than enough to change the count .
The other thing I ’ ll close in saying , we have worked on making sure that the state Legislature understands that when this evidence is mounted , when a decision is made that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law , they can make the decision as to who is seated in the Electoral College .
And they have about 20 Electoral College votes .
Walton : Before I jump to Christian , what ’ s the calendar in Pennsylvania ?
Can we prove , I guess , the state Legislature versus a Supreme Court ruling or overseeing what an election law to be is pretty clear , but there ’ s other stuff we ’ ve got to prove .
What ’ s the calendar ?
… Blackwell : We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gore , there were 37 days where this was pounded out .
The short calendar is that we have until December the 13th .
December the 14th is when the Electoral College meets and there ’ s ample time to prosecute this case .
And we , in fact , must make sure that we prosecute it both in the court of public opinion and in the federal court system .
And we can get it done .
J. Christian Adams : Right .
In Georgia today , there ’ s going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have some interesting news later in the day .
Arizona , we have a trial or a mini evidentiary hearing on Friday .
We represent a woman who was attempting to vote on the machines .
She put her ballot into the scanner and it did not accept her vote .
And then she was told , “ It ’ s time to go away .
You don ’ t get a chance to fix anything.
” And she ’ s just one of many hundreds of people who experienced something very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a vote denial case .
Her vote was denied because of the complications of the machine .
So Ken is exactly right , there ’ s a lot of runway here .
In Pennsylvania , you have a case , it doesn ’ t even require voter fraud .
It ’ s all about being treated differently , by changing the rules in the middle of the game , which happened … all over the country , Bill .
All over the country , the left , the Democrats , were attempting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the middle of the game .
And that ’ s not supposed to be now it works .
Walton : Well , I guess it sounds like you would agree with my view that [ President Donald ] Trump needs to fight this until every legal vote is counted and every illegal vote is tossed out .
Because I think if you count it up that way , he won probably by a wide margin .

Ken Blackwell, advisory board member of the Trump/Pence 2020 campaign, and J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, join “The Bill Walton Show” to discuss the latest on the Trump campaign’s battle over the counting of legal votes.
Read a portion of the transcript, lightly edited, below, or watch the full episode above.
Bill Walton: Welcome to the special edition of “The Bill Walton Show.” I’m here with the honorable Ken Blackwell, who is an advisory board member of the 2020 Trump-Pence campaign, and J. Christian Adams, who’s president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation and a former Justice Department official.
We’re here to talk about where we stand with the presidential election, and possibly also where things stand with the Georgia Senate races. Ken, let’s kick it off. Where are we now? This is a state-by-state issue. Can you frame it for me?
Ken Blackwell: Absolutely, Bill. We’re in the fight. We have a lot of runway in front of us. We have to guard against anybody prematurely throwing in the towel. There is a case that can be prosecuted in these states, both in the courts and in the civic political arena, and we can win the day.
But I’ve worked in Pennsylvania, right next to Ohio. I was in Pittsburgh, been in Philadelphia, and yesterday the campaign started, it’s making its case in a federal district court before an Obama judge.
This case will probably go to the 3rd Circuit, and then a court of appeals, and then onto the Supreme Court. It’s around two principal ideas: one, that the governor and the secretary of state and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overstepped their authority when they, in the last minute, changed the rules of the election and the procedures impacting the count.
That is a violation of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which says that the calendar and the procedures, or the policies, are established by the state legislature.
The other was an equal protection provision. There is now a mountain of evidence that voters got treated unevenly in the state of Pennsylvania. There were folks who were allowed to cure their ballots and others who were not. And at question here will be about 640,000 ballots, and that’s more than enough to change the count.
The other thing I’ll close in saying, we have worked on making sure that the state Legislature understands that when this evidence is mounted, when a decision is made that there was an unequal application of the law, they can make the decision as to who is seated in the Electoral College. And they have about 20 Electoral College votes.
Walton: Before I jump to Christian, what’s the calendar in Pennsylvania? Can we prove, I guess, the state Legislature versus a Supreme Court ruling or overseeing what an election law to be is pretty clear, but there’s other stuff we’ve got to prove. What’s the calendar? …
Blackwell: We have enough time. Remember in Bush v. Gore, there were 37 days where this was pounded out. The short calendar is that we have until December the 13th. December the 14th is when the Electoral College meets and there’s ample time to prosecute this case. And we, in fact, must make sure that we prosecute it both in the court of public opinion and in the federal court system. And we can get it done.
Walton: Christian, you’re focusing on Georgia and Arizona?
J. Christian Adams: Right. In Georgia today, there’s going to be a recount of sorts. We should have some interesting news later in the day.
Arizona, we have a trial or a mini evidentiary hearing on Friday. We represent a woman who was attempting to vote on the machines. She put her ballot into the scanner and it did not accept her vote. And then she was told, “It’s time to go away. You don’t get a chance to fix anything.”
And she’s just one of many hundreds of people who experienced something very similar in Arizona. And it’s a vote denial case. Her vote was denied because of the complications of the machine.
So Ken is exactly right, there’s a lot of runway here. In Pennsylvania, you have a case, it doesn’t even require voter fraud. It’s all about being treated differently, by changing the rules in the middle of the game, which happened … all over the country, Bill.
All over the country, the left, the Democrats, were attempting to change the rules of the election in the middle of the game. And that’s not supposed to be now it works.
Walton: Well, I guess it sounds like you would agree with my view that [President Donald] Trump needs to fight this until every legal vote is counted and every illegal vote is tossed out. Because I think if you count it up that way, he won probably by a wide margin.


dailysignal--2020-11-20--CDC Director Says School ‘One of Safest Places’ for Children, Data Supports In-Person Learning

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said school “ is one of the safest places ” for children and data supports in-person learning .
Redfield stressed the importance of adhering to data during a White House press briefing Thursday .
The CDC director also said “ data-driven decisions ” are what should lead discussions regarding “ institutions or what we ’ re doing for commercial closures.
” “ For example , as was mentioned last spring , the CDC did not recommend school closures … nor did we recommend closures today .
I will say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limited data .
Today there is extensive data that we have , ” Redfield said .
“ We ’ ve gathered over the last two to three months and confirm that K-12 schools can operate with face-to-face learning and they can do it safely and they can do it responsibly , ” he continued .
Redfield said coronavirus infections originated from “ the community and the household ” and not in schools .
Redfield referred to what Dr. Deborah Birx , coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force , said about “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of spreading the coronavirus .
“ The truth is , for kids K-12 is one of the safest places they can be , from our perspective , is to remain in school , ” Redfield said .
Redfield stressed using data and not basing decisions off of emotions .
“ It ’ s really important that following the data , making sure we don ’ t make emotional decisions about what to close and what not to close , ” Redfield said .
“ Data strongly supports that K-12 schools , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not where we ’ re having our challenges and it would be counterproductive from a public health point of view just in containing the epidemic if there was an emotional response to say , ‘ Let ’ s close the schools , ' ” Redfield said .
The CDC director expressed his confidence they will end the coronavirus pandemic and referred to Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Anthony Fauci ’ s message of hope that the pandemic is coming to a close .
Redfield also urged Americans to “ embrace masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be wary of crowds , and back the data that is connected to schools “ and institutes of higher learning.
” The CDC didn ’ t immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s request for comment .
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said school “is one of the safest places” for children and data supports in-person learning.
Redfield stressed the importance of adhering to data during a White House press briefing Thursday. The CDC director also said “data-driven decisions” are what should lead discussions regarding “institutions or what we’re doing for commercial closures.”
“For example, as was mentioned last spring, the CDC did not recommend school closures … nor did we recommend closures today. I will say, back in the spring, there was limited data. Today there is extensive data that we have,” Redfield said.
“We’ve gathered over the last two to three months and confirm that K-12 schools can operate with face-to-face learning and they can do it safely and they can do it responsibly,” he continued.
Redfield said coronavirus infections originated from “the community and the household” and not in schools. Redfield referred to what Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, said about “family gatherings” presenting a large possibility of spreading the coronavirus.
“The truth is, for kids, K-12 is one of the safest places they can be; from our perspective, [they should] remain in school,” Redfield said.
Redfield stressed using data and not basing decisions off of emotions.
“It’s really important that following the data, making sure we don’t make emotional decisions about what to close and what not to close,” Redfield said.
“Data strongly supports that K-12 schools, as well as institutes of higher learning, really are not where we’re having our challenges and it would be counterproductive from a public health point of view just in containing the epidemic if there was an emotional response to say, ‘Let’s close the schools,'” Redfield said.
The CDC director expressed his confidence they will end the coronavirus pandemic and referred to Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s message of hope that the pandemic is coming to a close.
Redfield also urged Americans to “embrace masks, social distancing, hand-washing,” be wary of crowds, and back the data that is connected to schools “and institutes of higher learning.”
The CDC didn’t immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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dailysignal--2020-11-23--US Could Reach Herd Immunity by May 2021 If 70% of Americans Get the Vaccine, Top Doctor Says

America could reach herd immunity by May of next year if a majority of citizens are vaccinated , a prominent health expert told CNN ’ s Jake Tapper Sunday .
Dr. Moncef Slaoui , the chief scientific adviser for President Donald Trump ’ s immunization program Operation Warp Speed , told Tapper on his show “ State of the Union ” that if 70 % of the populace receives a coronavirus vaccine , the U.S. could reach herd immunity by May 2021 .
The achievement of mass immunity is key for the return to “ normal life ” for Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , normally , with the level of efficacy that we have—95 % —70 % or so of the population being immunized would allow for true herd immunity to take place , ” the chief scientist told Tapper .
“ That is likely to happen somewhere in the month of May or something like that based on our plans.
” Major pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna have both introduced potential COVID-19 shots with an effectiveness greater than 90 % in initial testing , according to The Washington Post .
Pfizer applied for emergency approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the injection ready for use in the coming weeks , The New York Times reported .
“ Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours of approval , ” he said .
“ So I would expect maybe on Day Two after approval , on the 11th or on the 12th of December , hopefully , the first people will be immunized across the United States.
” A total of 58 % of Americans said they would take a COVID-19 vaccination , according to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats and 49 % of Republicans indicated they would take an immunization if it was available , the poll revealed .
Slaoui said he was committed to changing the public ’ s perception of the vaccination .
“ I really hope and look forward to seeing the level of negative perception people have about the vaccine decrease and positive perception increase , ” he said .
“ Most people need to be immunized before we can return to a normal life.
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America could reach herd immunity by May of next year if a majority of citizens are vaccinated, a prominent health expert told CNN’s Jake Tapper Sunday.
Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the chief scientific adviser for President Donald Trump’s immunization program Operation Warp Speed, told Tapper on his show “State of the Union” that if 70% of the populace receives a coronavirus vaccine, the U.S. could reach herd immunity by May 2021.
The achievement of mass immunity is key for the return to “normal life” for Americans, according to Slaoui.
“So, normally, with the level of efficacy that we have—95%—70% or so of the population being immunized would allow for true herd immunity to take place,” the chief scientist told Tapper. “That is likely to happen somewhere in the month of May or something like that based on our plans.”
Major pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna have both introduced potential COVID-19 shots with an effectiveness greater than 90% in initial testing, according to The Washington Post. Pfizer applied for emergency approval for its vaccine, which could make the injection ready for use in the coming weeks, The New York Times reported.
Slaoui projected a similar timeline in his CNN appearance.
“Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours of approval,” he said. “So I would expect maybe on Day Two after approval, on the 11th or on the 12th of December, hopefully, the first people will be immunized across the United States.”
A total of 58% of Americans said they would take a COVID-19 vaccination, according to a Tuesday Gallup poll. Fifty-three percent of Democrats and 49% of Republicans indicated they would take an immunization if it was available, the poll revealed.
Slaoui said he was committed to changing the public’s perception of the vaccination.
“I really hope and look forward to seeing the level of negative perception people have about the vaccine decrease and positive perception increase,” he said. “Most people need to be immunized before we can return to a normal life.”
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dailysignal--2020-11-24--Presidential Election Isn’t Over Yet, Conservative Leaders Say

Until “ every legal vote ” is counted , the presidential election isn ’ t over , prominent conservative leaders said in a joint statement Monday .
Members of the Conservative Action Project—a coalition of American political , economic , and social activists—say they are standing with those refusing to allow the election to conclude “ until every legal vote has been counted.
” Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III , the founding chairman of the Conservative Action Project , and more than 100 other leaders in the conservative movement signed Monday ’ s statement , which reads in part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Included in those laws are the processes by which elections at every level of government are conducted .
The purpose of subjecting the election process to a legal regime is to ensure that results are , and are accepted as , just and accurate .
This system works and all Americans should trust it .
But , it must be allowed to fully work .
It is not a coup to insist that we follow our election laws .
It does not erode the foundations of the republic to remind American citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it is not a stain on our national honor for a candidate to refuse to concede when there are open and compelling disputes about an electoral outcome .
On and after Nov. 7 , a number of news outlets , including The Associated Press , declared former Vice President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election , despite several unfinished legal inquiries into the fairness of the election in hotly contested states across the country .
In Pennsylvania , for example , Rep. Mike Kelly , R-Penn.
, and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal battle in which they question the constitutionality of the state ’ s mail-in voting practices and last-minute election rules changes .
The mainstream media “ may think they get to decide the winners of our elections , [ but ] the people in our country decide , once every legal vote is counted , ” Mary Vought , executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund , told The Daily Signal in an email Monday .
Given that there are still ongoing investigations into the 2020 election , “ our Presidential Election has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Project leaders asserted .
“ The absolute integrity of each citizen ’ s legally cast vote for president is at stake in this presidential election , ” Becky Norton Dunlop , a former White House adviser to President Ronald Reagan , told The Daily Signal in an email Monday .
Dunlop , one of the signers of the statement , noted that in 2000 , it took more than a month for Americans to know for certain whether then-Texas Gov .
George W. Bush or then-Vice President Al Gore had been elected .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ] time for our nation then as it is today , ” Dunlop said .
But the fact remains , said Dunlop , that “ only legal votes , and every legal vote , should be counted ” to ensure the integrity of America ’ s election process .

Until “every legal vote” is counted, the presidential election isn’t over, prominent conservative leaders said in a joint statement Monday.
Members of the Conservative Action Project—a coalition of American political, economic, and social activists—say they are standing with those refusing to allow the election to conclude “until every legal vote has been counted.”
Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, the founding chairman of the Conservative Action Project, and more than 100 other leaders in the conservative movement signed Monday’s statement, which reads in part:
Ours is a government of laws. Included in those laws are the processes by which elections at every level of government are conducted. The purpose of subjecting the election process to a legal regime is to ensure that results are, and are accepted as, just and accurate. This system works and all Americans should trust it. But, it must be allowed to fully work. It is not a coup to insist that we follow our election laws. It does not erode the foundations of the republic to remind American citizens that the media does not certify elections. And it is not a stain on our national honor for a candidate to refuse to concede when there are open and compelling disputes about an electoral outcome.
On and after Nov. 7, a number of news outlets, including The Associated Press, declared former Vice President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election, despite several unfinished legal inquiries into the fairness of the election in hotly contested states across the country.
In Pennsylvania, for example, Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., and other GOP leaders are still pursuing a legal battle in which they question the constitutionality of the state’s mail-in voting practices and last-minute election rules changes.
The mainstream media “may think they get to decide the winners of our elections, [but] the people in our country decide, once every legal vote is counted,” Mary Vought, executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund, told The Daily Signal in an email Monday.
Given that there are still ongoing investigations into the 2020 election, “our Presidential Election has not concluded,” the Conservative Action Project leaders asserted.
“The absolute integrity of each citizen’s legally cast vote for president is at stake in this presidential election,” Becky Norton Dunlop, a former White House adviser to President Ronald Reagan, told The Daily Signal in an email Monday.
Dunlop, one of the signers of the statement, noted that in 2000, it took more than a month for Americans to know for certain whether then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush or then-Vice President Al Gore had been elected. That was just as “difficult [a] time for our nation then as it is today,” Dunlop said.
But the fact remains, said Dunlop, that “only legal votes, and every legal vote, should be counted” to ensure the integrity of America’s election process.


dailysignal--2020-11-24--John Kerry Would Return as Climate Czar in Biden Administration

John Kerry , a former secretary of state in the Obama administration and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee , will return to the federal government to oversee climate policy , former Vice President Joe Biden announced Monday .
Biden , who several major news outlets have projected as president-elect , announced his national security team on Monday , including his would-be nominees for secretary of state , Antony Blinken ; and homeland security secretary , Alejandro Mayorkas .
Most of the key players are Obama administration alumni .
In a tweet , the Biden transition team said : “ Under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and foreign policy will be led by experienced professionals ready to restore principled leadership on the world stage and dignified leadership at home.
” The announcement comes as President Donald Trump ’ s campaign is litigating election results in several states where the outcome was close .
Assuming current results hold , Kerry would be joining the Biden administration as special presidential envoy for climate .
While running the State Department during President Barack Obama ’ s second term , Kerry played a key role in negotiating the Paris climate accord .
Among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involving promoting a green economy .
“ The work we began with the Paris Agreement is far from done , ” Kerry said in a tweet Monday .
“ I ’ m returning to government to get America back on track to address the biggest challenge of this generation and those that will follow .
The climate crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck.
” After returning to private life , Kerry co-founded the climate group World War Zero to promote public policies on the environment .
The Trump administration withdrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but during the presidential campaign , Biden vowed to rejoin it .
Kerry also negotiated the U.S.-led multilateral Iran nuclear agreement .
The Trump administration withdrew from that pact as well .
Before serving in the Obama administration , Kerry was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts from 1985 through early 2013 .
While serving in the Senate , he won the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination , but lost to President George W. Bush in the general election .
Biden also announced he would nominate Avril Haines to be the director of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations .
Biden also announced he was naming Jake Sullivan , a former State Department official and adviser to Biden in the vice president ’ s office , as national security adviser .
That office also doesn ’ t require Senate confirmation .

John Kerry, a former secretary of state in the Obama administration and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, will return to the federal government to oversee climate policy, former Vice President Joe Biden announced Monday.
Biden, who several major news outlets have projected as president-elect, announced his national security team on Monday, including his would-be nominees for secretary of state, Antony Blinken; and homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas. Most of the key players are Obama administration alumni.
Under the Biden-Harris administration, American national security and foreign policy will be led by experienced professionals ready to restore principled leadership on the world stage and dignified leadership at home. Read more: https://t.co/ojrTxrzafV — Biden-Harris Presidential Transition (@Transition46) November 23, 2020
In a tweet, the Biden transition team said: “Under the Biden-Harris administration, American national security and foreign policy will be led by experienced professionals ready to restore principled leadership on the world stage and dignified leadership at home.”
The announcement comes as President Donald Trump’s campaign is litigating election results in several states where the outcome was close.
Assuming current results hold, Kerry would be joining the Biden administration as special presidential envoy for climate. While running the State Department during President Barack Obama’s second term, Kerry played a key role in negotiating the Paris climate accord. Among Biden’s campaign pledges was one involving promoting a green economy.
“The work we began with the Paris Agreement is far from done,” Kerry said in a tweet Monday. “I’m returning to government to get America back on track to address the biggest challenge of this generation and those that will follow. The climate crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck.”
The work we began with the Paris Agreement is far from done. I'm returning to government to get America back on track to address the biggest challenge of this generation and those that will follow. The climate crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck. pic.twitter.com/xxfakodQ6d — John Kerry (@JohnKerry) November 23, 2020
After returning to private life, Kerry co-founded the climate group World War Zero to promote public policies on the environment.
The Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement, but during the presidential campaign, Biden vowed to rejoin it.
Kerry also negotiated the U.S.-led multilateral Iran nuclear agreement. The Trump administration withdrew from that pact as well.
Before serving in the Obama administration, Kerry was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts from 1985 through early 2013. While serving in the Senate, he won the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, but lost to President George W. Bush in the general election.
Kerry’s appointment wouldn’t require Senate confirmation.
Biden also announced he would nominate Avril Haines to be the director of the Office of National Intelligence and Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Biden also announced he was naming Jake Sullivan, a former State Department official and adviser to Biden in the vice president’s office, as national security adviser. That office also doesn’t require Senate confirmation.


dailysignal--2020-11-25--Trump Faces Critical Choice About His Political Future

Those who allege that he has endangered the tradition of smooth presidential transitions by not conceding immediately after the media declared him the loser suffer amnesia .
When Trump was elected in 2016 , the Washington establishment lost its collective mind .
The top echelon of the FBI and CIA were still spreading a fraudulent Christopher Steele dossier paid for by the campaign of his opponent , Hillary Clinton , and the Democratic National Committee .
Shortly before Trump ’ s inauguration , President Barack Obama called Vice President Joe Biden , national security adviser Susan Rice , Deputy Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Comey into the Oval Office .
The purpose of the meeting was reportedly to collate progress reports about how best to continue government surveillance of Trump ’ s designated national security adviser , Michael Flynn , and thereby disrupt the transition .
Flynn ’ s name was soon unmasked , apparently by Obama administration officials , and then illegally leaked to the press .
The harassment during the transition became thematic for Trump ’ s next four years , which saw false evidence submitted to federal courts and other classified documents illegally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such hysterical opposition bent on removing him from office by a special prosecutor , concocted charges that he should be deposed under the 25th Amendment , and , finally , a failed attempt at removal via impeachment .
The president ’ s private phone calls to foreign leaders were leaked .
Media darlings and anonymous opponents within the government boasted of sabotaging Trump ’ s initiatives .
Washington analysts and retired military officers hyped coup scenarios about how best to use force to remove him from office .
So it is a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s dangers to the spirit of smooth presidential transitions .
Such protocols were deliberately rendered null and void in 2016 .
But all that is past .
What matters now are the interests of the country first and Trump ’ s constituents second .
So Trump has a number of pathways .
One is to keep addressing legitimate reports of voter irregularities .
He can continue to ask the courts to set aside any illegal votes that do not conform to state voting laws .
His supporters demand and deserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charges of serial voting impropriety .
But Trump within days will have to prove that any such crimes and lapses warped state counts enough to have wrongly elected Biden president .
Trump realistically has perhaps a week or so left to make his case or concede .
After that ?
Trump ’ s “ Make America Great Again ” agenda will be codified as his party ’ s own .
He has a year or more to decide whether he wishes to play kingmaker among would-be Republican congressional and presidential candidates or run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two options are ultimately not mutually exclusive .
By then there is some chance that the country will have been turned off by a hard-left shift by Biden , surrogate to the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wing of his party .
Such extremism caused Democrats to lose House seats in 2020 .
Trump can bask in a successful first term that remade the Republican Party into a multiracial coalition of the broad middle class .
His Middle East and China resets will unlikely be altered by future presidents .
Trump finally did close the border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revitalize America ’ s interior ended the notion that industrial decline was inevitable rather than a silly choice .
But Trump ’ s other alternative is bleaker .
Currently , Trump-affiliated lawyers claim they can prove their bombshell allegations of historic voting fraud by leftists and foreign interests .
They further claim that Trump was robbed not of a close election but of a veritable landslide , constituting the greatest scandal in U.S. history .
But so far none of these advocates have produced the requisite whistleblowers , computer data , or forensic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If they do not produce it in a few days , and if Trump pivots to put his fate in their hands , then the pilloried Republicans may well lose the Senate races in Georgia .
And with that historic setback he would endanger his legacy , his influence , and perhaps a crack at a second presidential term .
In blunter terms , Trump may be forced to choose within days whether he wishes to emulate Andrew Jackson , the aggrieved victim of the crooked bargain of 1824 that denied him victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jackson stormed back in 1828 to an overwhelming populist victory fueled by a righteously aggrieved following .
Otherwise , Trump would risk being reduced to the status of sore presidential losers like Al Gore and Hillary Clinton .
For all their media accolades , Gore and Clinton never really accepted their losses in 2000 and 2016 , respectively .
Despite their supposed magnanimity , Gore and Clinton turned ever more bitter , shrill , and conspiratorial—and ended up caricatured and largely irrelevant .
( C ) 2020 Tribune Content Agency , LLC @

Donald Trump is nearing a crossroads.
Those who allege that he has endangered the tradition of smooth presidential transitions by not conceding immediately after the media declared him the loser suffer amnesia.
When Trump was elected in 2016, the Washington establishment lost its collective mind. The top echelon of the FBI and CIA were still spreading a fraudulent Christopher Steele dossier paid for by the campaign of his opponent, Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic National Committee.
Shortly before Trump’s inauguration, President Barack Obama called Vice President Joe Biden, national security adviser Susan Rice, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, and FBI Director James Comey into the Oval Office. The purpose of the meeting was reportedly to collate progress reports about how best to continue government surveillance of Trump’s designated national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and thereby disrupt the transition.
Flynn’s name was soon unmasked, apparently by Obama administration officials, and then illegally leaked to the press.
The harassment during the transition became thematic for Trump’s next four years, which saw false evidence submitted to federal courts and other classified documents illegally leaked.
No prior president has faced such hysterical opposition bent on removing him from office by a special prosecutor, concocted charges that he should be deposed under the 25th Amendment, and, finally, a failed attempt at removal via impeachment.
The president’s private phone calls to foreign leaders were leaked. Media darlings and anonymous opponents within the government boasted of sabotaging Trump’s initiatives. Washington analysts and retired military officers hyped coup scenarios about how best to use force to remove him from office.
So it is a bit rich for the media to now warn of Trump’s dangers to the spirit of smooth presidential transitions. Such protocols were deliberately rendered null and void in 2016.
But all that is past. What matters now are the interests of the country first and Trump’s constituents second. So Trump has a number of pathways.
One is to keep addressing legitimate reports of voter irregularities. He can continue to ask the courts to set aside any illegal votes that do not conform to state voting laws. His supporters demand and deserve no less than the investigation of all charges of serial voting impropriety.
But Trump within days will have to prove that any such crimes and lapses warped state counts enough to have wrongly elected Biden president. Trump realistically has perhaps a week or so left to make his case or concede.
After that?
Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda will be codified as his party’s own. He has a year or more to decide whether he wishes to play kingmaker among would-be Republican congressional and presidential candidates or run himself for a second term. The two options are ultimately not mutually exclusive.
By then there is some chance that the country will have been turned off by a hard-left shift by Biden, surrogate to the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wing of his party. Such extremism caused Democrats to lose House seats in 2020.
Trump can bask in a successful first term that remade the Republican Party into a multiracial coalition of the broad middle class. His Middle East and China resets will unlikely be altered by future presidents.
Trump finally did close the border to illegal immigration. His initiatives to revitalize America’s interior ended the notion that industrial decline was inevitable rather than a silly choice.
But Trump’s other alternative is bleaker. Currently, Trump-affiliated lawyers claim they can prove their bombshell allegations of historic voting fraud by leftists and foreign interests. They further claim that Trump was robbed not of a close election but of a veritable landslide, constituting the greatest scandal in U.S. history.
But so far none of these advocates have produced the requisite whistleblowers, computer data, or forensic evidence to prove their astounding charges.
If they do not produce it in a few days, and if Trump pivots to put his fate in their hands, then the pilloried Republicans may well lose the Senate races in Georgia. And with that historic setback he would endanger his legacy, his influence, and perhaps a crack at a second presidential term.
In blunter terms, Trump may be forced to choose within days whether he wishes to emulate Andrew Jackson, the aggrieved victim of the crooked bargain of 1824 that denied him victory in that year’s presidential election. Jackson stormed back in 1828 to an overwhelming populist victory fueled by a righteously aggrieved following.
Otherwise, Trump would risk being reduced to the status of sore presidential losers like Al Gore and Hillary Clinton. For all their media accolades, Gore and Clinton never really accepted their losses in 2000 and 2016, respectively.
Despite their supposed magnanimity, Gore and Clinton turned ever more bitter, shrill, and conspiratorial—and ended up caricatured and largely irrelevant.
(C)2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.