theblaze--2020-11-01--Democrats in key battleground states are 'sounding the alarm,' growing 'more anxious' about Trump wi

Democrats in key battleground states are 'sounding the alarm,' growing 'more anxious' about Trump win

Democrats in key battleground states are 'sounding the alarm , ' growing 'more anxious ' about Trump win

With less than three days to go before polls close on Election Day, Democratic operatives in states that Democratic nominee Joe Biden must win in order to defeat President Donald Trump are beginning to panic.
What's happening in Pennsylvania?
Despite Biden holding a sizable lead in most polling, Democratic operatives in Pennsylvania, a state critical to winning the White House, are sounding the alarm over the possibility that Biden's lead in the state is not as solid as polls indicate.
According to the Washington Post, Democratic confidence "has eroded in recent weeks with emerging signs of a tightening contest in the state," resulting in Democrats growing "more anxious" about a Trump win.
The reasons behind Democratic anxiety are varied, according to the Post. They point to the recent violence in Philadelphia as helping Trump, who paints himself as tough on crime. Democrats are also concerned about a last-minute surge from rural voters, who heavily favor Trump. Democrats are also worried about lower-than-expected turnout from Democratic voters who may potentially lack enthusiasm for Biden. They also worry that Biden's confusing position on fracking may hurt his standing with Pennsylvania voters.
Neil Oxman, a veteran Democratic strategist, told the Post, "I am worried about Pennsylvania." His anxiety centers on an observation that Trump's voter base is "a little bit stronger than our base."
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, told the Post, "The president has a very strong, sturdy base here, and what he's doing is juicing turnout in those small counties."
What's happening in Florida?
Meanwhile, in Florida, Democrats are "sounding the alarm" over weak Democratic voter turnout, Politico reported — and the problem appears to be self-inflected.
From Politico:
No Democrat can win Florida without a huge turnout and big winning margins here to offset losses elsewhere in the state. But Democrats are turning out at lower rates than Republicans and at lower rates than at this point in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won by 29 percentage points here and still lost the state to Donald Trump.
One particular area of concern is the relative share of ballots cast by young voters of color and less-reliable Democratic voters. Part of the problem, according to interviews with a dozen Democratic elected officials and operatives, is the Biden campaign's decision to discourage field staff from knocking on doors during the pandemic and its subsequent delay in greenlighting — and funding — a return to door-to-door canvassing.
Indeed, over the last week, Republicans have made significant cuts to Democrats' lead in early voting and mail-in voting in The Sunshine State.
By Sunday, Republicans trailed Democrats by an even smaller margin. And considering that many Republicans traditionally wait until Election Day to vote, while Democrats take advantage of early voting, all the pieces are aligning for another Trump upset.
As for polling, The Trafalgar Group, which correctly predicted Trump's 2016 lead in Pennsylvania and Michigan, has found that Trump, once again, holds a small lead in both states despite nearly every other poll saying otherwise.
Robert Cahaly of The Trafalgar Group, told The Hill, "There are more [shy Trump voters] than last time and it's not even a contest."
However, traditional pollsters, who were wrong about Trump's chances of winning in 2016, are skeptical of The Trafalgar Group.


theblaze--2020-11-01--OH NO, JOE! Biden just promised to 'lead an effective strategy to mobilize trunalimunumaprzure'

OH NO , JOE !
Biden just promised to 'lead an effective strategy to mobilize trunalimunumaprzure' Did he just have @ @ @ @

In the homestretch of the 2020 presidential election, the Biden campaign let the former vice president out of the basement just long enough to completely confuse his supporters with yet another strange speech about … well, the world may never know what he was talking about.
BlazeTV's Sara Gonzales, host of "News and Why it Matters," attempted to translate Joe's bizarre comment, which sounded something like: "I'll lead an effective strategy to mobilize trunalimunumaprzure."
Watch the video below to help Sara figure out what Biden might have been saying:
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theblaze--2020-11-03--Trump campaign blasts Joe Biden for campaigning with 'anti-fracking activist' Lady Gaga

Trump campaign blasts Joe Biden for campaigning with 'anti-fracking activist ' Lady Gaga The artist was an early member of @ @ @ @

Pop star Lady Gaga made headlines over the weekend with a widely criticized video endorsing Joe Biden, and campaigned Monday with the Democratic presidential nominee.
In reaction, the reelection campaign for President Donald Trump exposed the artist's membership in an anti-fracking organization, calling Biden's decision to campaign with Lady Gaga — whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — "a sharp stick in the eye for 600,000 Pennsylvanians who work in the fracking industry."
What are the details?
Following the release of Lady Gaga's viral video announcing that she would vote for Biden, Trump tweeted, "Just learned that Sleepy Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania with Lady Gaga, a proud member of 'Artists Against Fracking.' This is more proof that he would ban Fracking and skyrocket your energy prices."
The president added, "As I said at the debate – 'Will you remember that Texas?Pennsylvania? Ohio? New Mexico?' I will always protect American Energy and American Jobs! Get out and VOTE #MAGA!"
The Artists Against Fracking website would not load as of this writing, but The Huffington Post reported in 2017 that Sean Lennon, son of the late artist John Lennon, joined forces with his mother, Yoko Ono, to launch the organization "to protest hydraulic fracturing."
HuffPost noted, "according to the site's list, actors and artists that have joined the initiative include Leonardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga and Mark Ruffalo. Lennon told Jimmy Fallon of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," that they've recruited 120 artists, also including MGMT, Beck and Joseph Gordon-Levitt."
Trump 2020 campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh released a statement on Sunday saying that Biden's decision to campaign with Lady Gaga was an insult.
"Nothing exposes Joe Biden's disdain for the forgotten working men and women of Pennsylvania like campaigning with anti-fracking activist Lady Gaga," Murtaugh wrote. "This desperate effort to drum up enthusiasm for his lackluster candidacy is actually a sharp stick in the eye for 600,000 Pennsylvanians who work in the fracking industry."
What did Lady Gaga say?
In reaction, Lady Gaga tweeted, "HEY TIM HEY @realDonaldTrump SO HAPPY IM GLAD TO BE LIVING RENT FREE in your HEAD. #BidenHarris."
Both Trump and Biden campaigned in Pennsylvania on the eve of Election Day, and the president told a crowd in Scranton that Biden's use of celebrities — including Lady Gaga — on the campaign trail, could actually be to his detriment.
"Now [Biden's] got Lady Gaga," Trump said to his crowd, who booed at the mention of the artist's name. "Lady Gaga, is not too good," the president said, according to The Hill. "I could tell you plenty of stories about Lady Gaga. I know a lot of stories about her."


theblaze--2020-11-03--Twitter will slap a warning label on tweets claiming election results before they're officially decl

Twitter will slap a warning label on tweets claiming election results before they're officially declared

Twitter will slap a warning label on tweets claiming election results before they 're officially declared The new rules mean @ @ @ @ @ eligible for the warning label

Social media giant Twitter previewed on Monday a warning label that it would place on tweets that announce the results of the election before official sources declare the results.
The policy is meant to undermine the spread of misinformation about election results at a time when President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are warning their supporters about false election results.
"We may label Tweets, starting on election night, that make claims about election results before they're officially called. We'll be prioritizing the presidential election and other highly contested races where there may be significant issues with misleading information," read a statement from Twitter.
The warning labels may also fuel criticism from many that say the company is using its popular social media platform to influence the election.
Here's the preview that Twitter posted about the labels:
Image Source: Twitter screenshot
The statement went to say that accounts of any 2020 election candidate were eligible for the warning label, including President Trump's account.
Other accounts eligible for the warning label are those in the U.S. that have more than 100,000 followers, or tweets that have "significant engagement," which they define as having more than 25K likes or 25K quote tweets and retweets.
Twitter laid out the official sources of election results upon which they would rely to employ labeling. These include state election official results, and news outlets like Fox News, ABC News, the Associated Press, CNN News and NBC News.
When someone attempts to spread a tweet that has been labeled, Twitter said that would "see a prompt pointing them to credible information before they are able to amplify it further on Twitter."
Twitter also said that it would be monitoring for threatening tweets.
"If we see content inciting interference with the election, encouraging violent action or other physical harms, we may take additional measures, such as adding a warning or requiring the removal of Tweets," the statement concluded.
Twitter first labeled one of the president's tweets with a warning label in May when he tweeted that mail-in voting was "anything less than substantially fraudulent." The campaign fired off an angry response accusing Twitter of trying to interfere with the president's messaging.
"We always knew that Silicon Valley would pull out all the stops to obstruct and interfere with President Trump getting this message through to voters. Partnering with the fake news media 'fact checkers' is only a smoke screen Twitter is using to try to lend their obvious political tactics some false credibility," said Brad Parscale, who was the campaign manager for Trump 2020 at the time.
Here's more about Twitter warning labels:


theblaze--2020-11-03--At least one killed, 15 people injured in suspected terrorist attacks in Vienna

At least one killed , 15 people injured in suspected terrorist attacks in Vienna Police say multiple perpetrators were involved @ @ @ @ @ in the Austrian capital

At least one victim was killed and 15 people wounded in suspected terrorist attacks at multiple locations Monday night in Vienna, Austria. One alleged perpetrator was also killed by law enforcement, and a police officer is among the wounded.
What are the details?
The Associated Press reported that police "said several shots were fired" in "a lively street in the city center and that there were six different shooting locations," adding that "Austria's top security official said authorities believe there were several gunmen involved and that a police operation was still ongoing."
Gunfire broke out near the central synagogue in the Austrian capital shortly after 8 p.m. local time, but it is unclear whether the place of worship was a target because it was closed at the time.
Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told the media, "At the moment I can confirm we believe this is an apparent terror attack," according to Reuters.
Authorities gave no indication of the identity of the assailants or reason for the attack.
Sky News reported that 15 people were transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries, and seven of them were seriously wounded. One of the injured is a law enforcement officer.
One civilian has been confirmed dead, and one suspect was killed by police.
Politico noted:
Viennese police on Twitter warned locals to stay away from public places and public transport. Monday is the last night before Austria's nationwide coronavirus lockdown begins, and some had therefore decided to go out to restaurants, bars and other venues. Many are now trapped in these places in the city center.
Vienna's chief Rabbi Scholomo Hofmeister told British radio outlet LBC that he witnessed "at least two" gunmen firing upon bar and restaurant patrons at the scene of one of the attack locations.
Anything else?
The attacks on Vienna follow two recent terrorist attacks in France that left four people dead — two of whom were decapitated — following the republishing of satirical cartoons by Charlie Hebdo magazine, which depicted the Islamic Prophet Muhammed.
France is now facing a boycott by hard-lined Muslims in countries across the globe, and demonstrations were held worldwide. Tens of thousands of Muslims have marched in the streets condemning the cartoons as blasphemy, even hanging and burning effigies of French President Emmanuel Macron after he condemned the murders and defended the right to free expression.
Macron tweeted in German on Monday, ""We, French people, share in the shock and sorrow of Austrians after an attack in Vienna. After France, another friendly country has been attacked. This is our Europe. Our enemies must know who they are dealing with. We will not give up."


theblaze--2020-11-02--Economist Stephen Moore: US economic recovery under Trump is EXCEEDING even the most optimistic pred

Economist Stephen Moore: US economic recovery under Trump is EXCEEDING even the most optimistic predictions

Economist Stephen Moore : US economic recovery under Trump is EXCEEDING even the most optimistic predictions 'It 's been what @ @ @ @ @ '' '

Many on the Left continue to bash President Trump for the state of the economy following the coronavirus lockdowns. But economist and member of Trump's Economic Recovery Task Force, Stephen Moore, argues that America's economic recovery under President Trump is exceeding even the most optimistic predictions.
"We're way, way ahead of, not just where I thought we'd be, but where just about every economist [thought we would be]," Moore told Glenn Beck on the radio program Monday. "I'm the ultimate optimist and I never thought there would be this kind of recovery. It's been what I call a 'Super-V."'
Moore touted a record-breaking 33% growth in the nation's GDP (gross domestic product) in the third quarter, as well as unexpectedly low unemployment numbers post-coronavirus lockdowns.
"Unemployment numbers are really pretty impressive," Moore said. "Nobody really expected that. Most people expected we would have about a 15% unemployment rate now. Right now, we're at 7.9%."
Moore also updated Glenn on how the recovery is going for the average American family, and gave his predictions for election night, including the reason he "can't sleep at night."
Watch the video below:
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theblaze--2020-11-02--Three juveniles shot in Topeka on Halloween over alleged dispute about stolen Trump signs

Three juveniles shot in Topeka on Halloween over alleged dispute about stolen Trump signs Two men confronted five teenagers , @ @ @ @

Police in Topeka, Kansas, say that a dispute over stolen Trump campaign signs led to at least three juveniles being shot.
The alarming incident unfolded on Halloween night.
Topeka Police Lt. Joe Perry said that a man confronted a group of people that he suspected of having stolen his signs in support of the re-election of President Donald Trump, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.
Police responded to calls of shots being fired and when they arrived at the scene they discovered one juvenile in a crashed car who had been shot.
While police were investigating the matter, two other juveniles arrived at a local hospital by car with shooting injuries.
Incident reports indicated that victims were ages 15, 16, and 17 years old. They and two other teenagers were listed as victims of aggravated battery.
Police said that no Trump signs were stolen on Saturday, and they didn't indicate whether the teens actually stole the signs.
The two men who allegedly shot at the teenagers were ages 39 and 34 years old. They were listed as victims of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
Topeka Police Dept. spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker said that no one had been arrested but that arrests were forthcoming. She did not confirm whether the shootings were directly as a result of the stolen Trump signs.
"The investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident remains very active," Spiker said, according to the Kansas Reflector. "With less than 48 hours into the investigation, detectives continue to conduct interviews with involved parties and witnesses. New information continues to be forthcoming."
Police said that 27 political signs have been stolen in the area, but most of the stolen signs supported Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate.
A far less violent war over political signs was fought in Coronado near San Diego, where Trump supporters were surprised to find someone was planting other signs in their front yards reading, "Racism lives here" in the style of a Trump sign. Police in that case said they were investigating but that there was no crime associated with planting such a sign.


theblaze--2020-11-02--AOC channels angry Biden, mocks crowd of Trump supporters as 'pileup of chumps'

AOC channels angry Biden , mocks crowd of Trump supporters as 'pileup of chumps '

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) mocked a caravan of Trump supporters on Sunday, referring to the crowd as a "pileup of chumps."
What are the details?
The progressive New York lawmaker made the derogatory remarks in response to a tweet showing a caravan of vehicles hoisting pro-Trump banners and blocking traffic on Whitestone Bridge along Interstate 678, which connects the Bronx and Queens.
"I hope AOC isn't using the Whitestone Bridge today there is a lot of traffic!" the original tweet read.
"I took the Throggs Neck. Heard there was a pileup of chumps on the Whitestone," Ocasio-Cortez, who represents portions of the Bronx and Queens, shot back.
The Twitter account that sent the first tweet includes the moniker "Chump for Trump" as part of its handle.
What else?
The Twitter user didn't pull the slogan "Chump for Trump" out of nowhere. Rather, it is more than likely in reference to comments made by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during a campaign speech in Pennsylvania last month.
During the speech, a large group supporters of President Trump gathered outside the event area and began honking their car horns while some shouted "Four More Years!" through megaphones.
Biden became noticeably irritated at the Trump supporters and referred to them as "chumps" twice during his remarks.
"By the way, we don't do things like those chumps out there with the microphone are doing, the Trump guys," Biden said at one point. "Look, we've got to come together.
"I'll work as hard for those who don't support me as those who do, including those chumps at the microphone out there," the former vice president said later in the speech.
Anything else?
Though not quite as inflammatory, the condescending remarks are reminiscent of 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton calling Trump supporters a "basket of deplorables." The insult became a rallying cry for many in Trump's base, who proudly wore the label as a badge of honor.


theblaze--2020-11-02--White SUV reportedly driven by Biden-Harris staffer 'may be' at fault for collision with Trump suppo

White SUV reportedly driven by Biden-Harris staffer 'may be' at fault for collision with Trump supporter's truck during caravan, cops say

White SUV reportedly driven by Biden-Harris staffer 'may be ' at fault for collision with Trump supporter 's truck during @ @ @ @ @ to the driver of the white SUV have gone unanswered , ' police said

Dying-on-their-hills Democrats have been beside themselves since video surfaced over the weekend showing vehicles festooned with flags supporting President Donald Trump surrounding a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris campaign bus on Interstate 35 in Texas.
The chairwoman of the Travis County Democratic Party claimed, "Today, @realDonaldTrump supporters followed the Biden bus throughout central Texas to intimidate Biden supporters. They ran into a person's car, yelling curse words and threats. Don't let bullies win, vote."
There was even video of a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Trump supporter in a black pickup bashing into a white SUV, which some members of the Texas Democrats' campaign say was being driven by a Biden-Harris staffer, KXAN-TV reported:
FBI investigating alleged harassment of Biden campaign bus in Texas youtu.be
But it seems an honest look at the infamy-filled moment could possibly lead one to conclude that the white SUV maybe, just maybe, wasn't staying in his or her lane — as leftists are so fond of saying these days. After which the driver of the black pickup made sure the other driver didn't get any closer.
Conservative commentator Dana Loesch tweeted images of the incident that appear to show as much:
Was it distracted driving on the part of the person operating the white SUV? A big ol' Texas bug on the steering wheel? Or is said motorist simply a Dallas Cowboys fan?
Listen to what the man said
In regard to the collision in question, San Marcos police said they researched the crash and watched online video and said "the at-fault vehicle may be the white SUV, and the victim appears to be the black truck," KXAN reported.
Police added that "calls to the driver of the white SUV have gone unanswered, and SMPD has not been contacted by the driver of the black truck. Since SMPD has not spoken to either driver at this time, additional investigation would be required to fully ascertain who was at fault," the station noted.
The statement added that involved parties could contact San Marcos police if they wanted to file a report, KXAN said.
Anything else?
The incident led the Biden campaign to cancel three Texas events on Friday. Trump, as you might imagine, loved the show of support:
Trump also tweeted that his supporters on the highway "did nothing wrong":
The FBI is reportedly looking into the incident.


theblaze--2020-11-02--Report: Seattle schools and businesses encouraged to take a post-election 'flex day' to deal with st

Report: Seattle schools and businesses encouraged to take a post-election 'flex day' to deal with stress

Report : Seattle schools and businesses encouraged to take a post-election 'flex day ' to deal with stress

Some students and workers in the Seattle area have been encouraged by their employers and school administrators to take Wednesday off as a "flex day" to process the Election day results, the Post Millennial reports.
A Google employee reportedly told the Post Millennial that team leaders at the Big Tech corporation suggested employees take Wednesday off "if they needed to cope with the results." Also, another employee of a smaller tech company reportedly said that his entire company will take the day off to "process" the results.
Over the weekend, KTTH-AM host Jason Rantz posted a message from The Northwest School, a Seattle private boarding school, announcing that Wednesday will be a "flexible day for processing, reflection, and reactions" to the election.
"We anticipate a full range of emotions among students as well as adults," the message stated. "Some will need time on their own; some will want to connect, discuss, and process within a safe environment; some will want a sense of normalcy."
The message went on to note that the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court "and the fear and threat that essential rights for the LGBT community — marriage equality and civil rights — may be at stake is devastating."
The Northwest School did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Blaze.
Additionally, several college and university campuses around the nation have events planned for students dealing with post-election mental health issues.
The University of Michigan is offering resources to students through Counseling and Psychological Services, Wolverine Support Network and Michigan Medicine, providing access to support groups for students and faculty dealing with election-related anxieties.
Similar resources are available at the University of Colorado Boulder, which said in a Facebook post it will create "virtual space" for "students to process whatever they need, in community with the aid of trained staff counselors and facilitators."
The "virtual space" will have "themed break out rooms" including, "Self-care through art, meditation and movement," "general processing," and "taking action/Next steps."
The University of Central Florida has planned Election Day and post-Election Day gatherings and is offering mental health services and counseling for students "needing to speak with someone." Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) on Tuesday will host a "racial healing group" for "students of color to express, process and heal from negative race-based experiences." The day after the election, the campus CAPS will create a "Post-Election Support Space" for students to "discuss your feelings and thoughts about the outcome of the election in a safe and respectful place."
Counselors at the University of Southern California are working to "provide one-on-one sessions, group workshops, and other resources" for students feeling worried or anxious. The school is hosting election stress workshops through mid-November.


theblaze--2020-11-02--Texas elementary school's active shooter drill goes horribly wrong — and the school says it's police

Texas elementary school's active shooter drill goes horribly wrong — and the school says it's police's fault. But one officer says no way.

Texas elementary school 's active shooter drill goes horribly wrong — and the school says it 's police 's fault @ @ @ @ @ no way .

A Texas elementary school's administrators say that student resource officers are to blame after a school security test last week went awry.
One officer, however, says that the school is way off base.
What are the details?
According to KJAS-TV, the incident took place on Oct. 27 when two Buna, Texas, Independent School District student resource officers conducted a security drill as reportedly requested by the administration.
Reports say that school officials reportedly failed to warn teachers, staff, and students before one of the officers began jostling the handles on one of the school's exterior doors. The station also reported that one of the officers — who was reportedly dressed in camouflage and with his face covered — was running around Buna Elementary School trying to break in through doors and windows.
The action reportedly led teachers, staff, and students to believe that the school was under imminent attack.
School officials immediately placed the school on lockdown, and called 911 to report what they believed was an armed intruder. A bevy of Jasper County sheriff's officers rushed to the scene with their guns drawn, only to discover that there was no armed intruder.
Needless to say, the incident sparked widespread concern, which prompted school administrators to issue an apology to parents for the unannounced school security test. In the apology, administrators also placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of student resources officers for conducting the test last week without warning.
Jasper County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan told KJAS, "[The officers] could have easily been shot and killed by one of our guys, and that's after we risked our lives driving as fast as these patrol cars can go just to get there. If it's a real situation, yeah, we'll risk killing ourselves wrapping a patrol car around a pine tree to protect a child, but doing this without notifying anyone that it was just a drill, that won't work."
Buna ISD Superintendent Donny Lee said that the two school resources officers were to blame and created an extremely dangerous situation for all involved.
Lee told KLTV-TV that Buna ISD Officer Mark McKinley directed his "fairly new" co-worker Officer Mike Henderson to wear camouflage clothing to school that day, as the two were reportedly planning to conduct an intruder drill. Lee added that neither McKinley nor Henderson communicated the plan to anyone at the school or within law enforcement.
"Our school resource officers decided it would be a good idea to just go ahead and do this thing live where nobody knew, so that, according to their story, 'We would get the realest reaction' out of the deal,'" Lee said. "Well, hell no it wasn't a good idea! That was the dumbest idea I've ever heard! I mean, my goodness!"
He added, "It could have been a disaster. Much worse could have happened. The teachers responded perfectly to the situation. But it should not have happened."
According to the station, Duncan reportedly had a "very stern conversation" with McKinley and Henderson following the incident.
What is the SRO saying?
Henderson says that the administrators' claims are bogus, and that the school district is at fault.
Following mass outcry from parents and local residents demanding the department take action against the two officers, Henderson took to social media, where he issued an impassioned statement in his own defense.
I've been called a lot of things in my life. Some bad, some good, some true, some not. I take exception to the untruths, addressing some and ignoring others. It comes with the job. When it comes to my integrity and my reputation, I draw the line there.
Regarding the situation at Buna Elementary this morning, there are a number of outright lies being circulated. Since some who were involved won't do the right thing, I'm more than happy to. The chips will fall where they may, but truth is truth and I while I can abide a great many things, having my reputation tarnished by those seeking to shield themselves from the fallout is something I can't abide. Not one dang bit.
1. This was a PLANNED EVENT. I was notified by a school administrator LAST WEEK that it would be taking place some time THIS WEEK. I wasn't aware of the date or time, only that I was asked by this administrator to “show up in plain clothes" and check the exterior doors of the Elementary and High Schools. If you have an understanding of school security and basic common sense you'll also understand that in order to test the effectiveness of any system, you need natural reactions. In other words, don't warn people ahead of time. So, this wasn't spontaneous. We did NOT “Take it upon ourselves" to conduct the drill. This was a SCHOOL SANCTIONED AND REQUIRED EVENT and I was TOLD to do it by ADMINISTRATION. I have good reason to believe that I know why these lies were told and it's unfortunate. However, regardless of their source or intent, they are still outright LIES. Given the nature of the “exercise" and the response it could potentially generate, once at the Elementary School I removed my duty weapon and magazines and left them in my patrol car. Which, I might add, was parked prominently in the FRONT of the Elementary AND High Schools. Additionally, I waited as long as possible for as many little kids to be inside so as not to scare them from any possible response from staff.
2. Mark McKinley did not participate, other than to monitor my actions on video. Contrary to what was reported on the apparent fake news website, KJAS, and what was also reported by a member of Jasper County Sheriff's Department administration, there were NOT camouflaged “officers". There was just ONE officer and that was me. I wasn't even “camouflaged", I had been wearing a camo jacket which was over my district-issued blue polo shirt which says, in large letters on the back, “POLICE" and has a small BUNA ISD POLICE logo on the left front breast. Once I made my way back to the front of the school it was removed. KJAS also contradicted itself in its biased and misleading article, as it states one time there were camouflaged officers then another time states that I was the only one dressed in camo. Let's not let the facts stand in the way of a good story though.
3. I was NOT trying to “break in through doors and windows". I was tasked with checking to see if the exterior doors were locked or not. Nothing was mentioned to me about windows, I did not touch any windows. I did not even attempt to “break in" period, merely check to see if the doors were locked.
4. To those saying I should have notified someone, that's not how things work. I'm not running or in charge of anything and it's my job, especially as low man on the totem pole, to do as I'm asked and not question if the proper plans or steps have been taken. My assumption was that since this was a SCHOOL SANCTIONED EVENT, those steps had been taken prior to me being involved in this. My fault lies in believing that had been done.
5. To those who have chosen to believe the lies being perpetuated by some on KJAS and other sites, I'm curious to know how you view CNN, MSNBC, and other mainstream media sources in their treatment of our President. I'd be willing to bet a very large percentage of you call them for what they are-fake news-yet here you all are, shoveling in more lies without even stopping to think that there is ALWAYS more to the story.
6. Some have called for Mark and I to be fired. I say if you can do this better, feel free. Come on out, lend your expertise. With all the law enforcement experts there should be no shortage of willing volunteers. Just don't try your hand at investigations because based on what I've seen just from this one incident, most would do a piss poor job at gathering facts before pronouncing guilt.
7. To those who know me (and those who don't) and have offered words of encouragement, it is more appreciated than you know. To those who don't know me yet still feel somehow qualified to weigh in on something you didn't witness nor have reliable information about, your opinion and 99 cents will get you a cup of coffee anywhere in town. God knows the truth and that's all I'm concerned with.
What else?
On Wednesday, KLTV reported that Lee said Henderson had been cleared of wrongdoing in the incident.
At the time of the station's reporting, McKinley had not been cleared.
(H/T: The Police Tribune)


theblaze--2020-11-02--Trump is worse than Hitler, Yale-affiliated psychiatrist — who's been targeting president since 2016

Trump is worse than Hitler, Yale-affiliated psychiatrist — who's been targeting president since 2016 — suggests in now-deleted tweet

Trump is worse than Hitler , Yale-affiliated psychiatrist — who 's been targeting president since 2016 — suggests in now-deleted @ @ @ @ @ the daily life of his followers , had discipline , and required more of himself @ @ @ @ @ his followers '

A Yale University-affiliated forensic psychiatrist suggested in a now-deleted Monday tweet that President Donald Trump is worse than Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
What are the details?
Dr. Bandy Lee began her Twitter post by seemingly extending an olive branch: "Donald Trump is not an Adolf Hitler."
Phew! Finally a voice of reason.
But what she had to say next suggested that, to her, Trump is not like Hitler because Hitler actually had redeeming qualities: "At least Hitler improved the daily life of his followers, had discipline, and required more of himself to gain the respect of his followers. Even with the same pathology, there are varying degrees of competence."
Lee soon deleted the tweet, acknowledging later Monday that it rubbed many the wrong way:
"Okay, I have taken it down, since it has upset so many people and was not provoking thought but the opposite," she wrote. "Of note, my statement was about how little Donald Trump believes he needs to do to retain his followership, NOT to minimize Adolf Hitler's atrocities."
She added:
Trump 'spellbinds his followers'
It wasn't the first time Lee made a Trump-Hitler comparison on Twitter:
She then added:
"Needless to say, we are seeing the same phenomenon here," Lee concluded, "and every day that Donald Trump has exposure to the public, he spellbinds his followers ever more deeply, as mental health experts are precisely the ones banned from comment."
The rest of the story
As it turns out, Lee has been at the helm of an anti-Trump locomotive since his election in 2016, despite her lack of involvement in political matters to that point.
A Yale News profile from earlier this year noted that Lee has "spearheaded a movement to shed light on what she believes is the dangerous mental condition of the president. She has organized a coalition of mental health experts similarly concerned with the president's mental state, and in October 2017, she published 'The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,' a book of essays by numerous mental health professionals assessing the president's mental aptitude."
The News added that in December 2019 Lee and two other mental health professionals sent a petition to Congress — signed by 350 other health professionals — saying Trump's mental fitness was on a downward trend and that he had the "real potential to become ever more dangerous, a threat to the safety of our nation."
The American Psychiatric Association reaffirmed in March 2017 its support for the Goldwater Rule — which says "member psychiatrists should not give professional opinions about the mental state of someone they have not personally evaluated," the paper said — in large part as a response to psychiatrists like Lee speaking out about Trump's mental health.
But Lee hasn't been an APA member since 2007 and isn't held to its ethical guidelines, the News said, adding that she said the APA's Goldwater Rule reaffirmation actually was an attempt to "silence psychiatrists" and described it as "alarming and unacceptable."
The paper also reported that to Lee, the president's mental state overshadowed all other public health issues because "all other issues would be influenced by whether or not we could discuss and manage the critical emergency [that was] the president's mental health."


theblaze--2020-11-02--'That's fraud': Dropped-out third-party candidate in SC blasts Democrats for trying to trick conserv

'That's fraud': Dropped-out third-party candidate in SC blasts Democrats for trying to trick conservatives into voting for him

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Dr. Bill Bledsoe, the former Constitution Party candidate for Senate in South Carolina, is speaking out after being targeted in a disingenuous ad campaign in the state operated by opponents of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.
What are the details?
Bledsoe, who dropped out of the race a month ago and endorsed Graham, called recent ads, propping him up as a conservative alternative to the Republican incumbent, fraudulent.
"They are manipulating, and they are doing an absolute opposite of what I believe in and what I've worked for. And that is, in my mind, that's fraud," Bledsoe told WACH-TV last week.
According to the local news outlet, Bledsoe has filed a cease and desist letter against all parties running ads using his name.
Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison has been funding digital ads in the state that herald Bledsoe as "too conservative" for the Senate. Users who click on the ads are redirected to a website paid for by the South Carolina Democratic Party that describes the candidate as "pro-Trump," "pro-gun," and "anti-abortion."
The anti-Trump Lincoln Project also joined in on the effort last week, running a TV ad touting Bledsoe as the "real deal" and the only candidate conservative South Carolinians can trust.
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"Their goal is to divide conservatives so Jaime Harrison can win, and I will not stand for it. I unequivocally urge all freedom-loving South Carolinians to vote for Senator Graham," Bledsoe reportedly wrote in his letter.
Recent polls show the Senate race is close enough that if Graham's vote tally were to decrease a few percentage points, it could allow Harrison to close the gap.
What else?
The state's Democratic Party is arguing, however, that even though Bledsoe announced his campaign's suspension early last month, voters still have the option to vote for him.
After all, Bledsoe was not able to act quickly enough to remove his name from ballots and and when voters head to the polls, they see three candidates listed on the ballot in alphabetical order, with Bledsoe's name on the top.
"The fact is that after this election is over, there will be votes awarded to him and he will be certified. That means that he's a candidate. So any, all of this accusation of us being deceptive may very well be an attempt by Dr. Bledsoe to have his cake and eat it too," Trav Robertson, the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, told WACH.
Similarly, a spokesperson for Harrison's campaign said, "Jaime has two opponents on the ballot and we are making sure voters know the facts about each, and about Jaime, before they vote."
A spokesperson for Graham's campaign shot back, calling the ads "deeply dishonest" but insisting that "South Carolina voters will reject Harrison's lies."


theblaze--2020-11-02--Federal agents reportedly erecting 'non-scalable' fence around White House ahead of possible Electio

Federal agents reportedly erecting 'non-scalable' fence around White House ahead of possible Election Day unrest

Federal agents reportedly erecting 'non-scalable ' fence around White House ahead of possible Election Day unrest

Federal agents are set to erect a "non-scalable" fence around the White House, according to reports from CNN and NBC News, in what appears to be anticipation of possible Election Day unrest.
What are the details?
According to NBC News White House correspondent Geoff Bennett, agents will reportedly begin erecting the barrier outside of the White House ahead of Tuesday's nationwide election.
Bennett shared news of the report on Twitter on Sunday, writing, "The White House on lockdown: A federal law enforcement source tells NBC that beginning tomorrow, crews will build a 'non-scalable' fence to secure the WH complex, Ellipse, and Lafayette Square."
Bennett added, "250 National Guardsmen have been put on standby, reporting to Metro Police officials."
CNN reported Monday that "[t]he fence, the same type that was put up during protests this summer, will encompass the Ellipse and Lafayette Square. It will go down 15th Street to Constitution Avenue and then over to 17th Street. The fence will then run up to H Street and across by Lafayette, and then come down 15th Street."
'Increased militia activity'
Business Insider reported Monday that stores across major U.S. cities have also begun the process of boarding up windows and fortifying entrances and exits in apparent anticipation of any forthcoming Election Day violence.
As highlighted by The Hill, an October YouGov poll reported that a majority of voters reportedly expected to see a "rise in violence following the elections," including more than half of both Republicans and Democrats.
The outlet added, "A study released in mid-October also warned that five states — Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Oregon — were at risk to experience increased militia activity ahead of the elections and afterward."
The report, released by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project along with MilitiaWatch, found that states including California, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia were at a "moderate risk" to see increased active militias for the same time period.


theblaze--2020-11-02--Colorado food coalition yanks Trump letter from food boxes, claims note is 'shameful and degrading'

Colorado food coalition yanks Trump letter from food boxes , claims note is 'shameful and degrading '

For President Donald Trump's detractors, nothing that he does is acceptable.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has distributed tens of millions of food boxes to communities across the U.S. to help the millions of Americans who are financially struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Included inside the "Farmers to Families Food Boxes" are fresh meat, produce, and dairy products — all necessary food items to keep Americans healthy and strong.
But local Colorado officials have taken it upon themselves to remove one item that was also included in the food boxes: a letter from President Donald Trump.
What are the details?
According to KCNC-TV, the Denver Community Food Access Coalition — a Colorado coalition of nine organizations dedicated to ensuring Colorado families have access to safe food — received 1.8 million food boxes from the government.
Prior to disbursing the food boxes, the DCFAC removed a letter from Trump instructing people to "practice social distancing and consider wearing a face covering when in public."
Ironically, Trump's detractors spent many weeks earlier in the pandemic condemning the president for not publicly wearing a mask and for not outright instructing the American public to wear a face mask when outside their homes.
The DCFAC removed the letter because it decided Trump's instructions were not as absolute as the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which instructs Americans to "wear [a] mask over your nose and mouth and secure it under your chin" when in public.
In fact, Christine Alford, the executive director of the Denver Food Rescue, went so far as to accuse Trump of politicizing the food distribution program.
"[P]oliticizing the one lifeline Colorado families have left during this health pandemic and economic crisis by putting these letters in food boxes is shameful and degrading," she said, KCNC reported.
Teva Sinicki, the CEO of another DCFAC member, accused Trump of exploitation and manipulation.
"The largest public health and economic crisis Colorado has ever seen is not the time to exploit taxpayers hard-earned dollars and manipulate overworked direct service providers in an attempt to bolster one's own reelection campaign," she said, KMGH-TV reported.
The coalition said that, instead of food boxes, the best way to help struggling families is to expand government dependence through the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, the government program colloquially known as "food stamps."
Anything else?
This is not the first time that officials have decided to yank the letter from the food boxes.
Controversy arose in southern California last month when the San Diego Unified School District also removed the letter from the food baskets.
Superintendent Cindy Marten told Politico the decision was made "in order to protect local families from being misled on how to protect themselves from becoming infected."


theblaze--2020-11-02--Dan Crenshaw drops truth bomb after Biden vows to end Trump's 'chaos': 'Businesses weren't boarding

Dan Crenshaw drops truth bomb after Biden vows to end Trump's 'chaos': 'Businesses weren't boarding up their windows because they were afraid of Trump supporters'

Dan Crenshaw drops truth bomb after Biden vows to end Trump 's 'chaos ' : 'Businesses were n't boarding up @ @ @ @ @ afraid of Trump supporters '

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden promised Sunday morning that he will end President Donald Trump's reign of "chaos" — assuming he is elected Tuesday.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), however, fired back with a sobering truth: Businesses impacted by the chaos of rioting and looting weren't having to protect themselves from Trump supporters.
What are the details?
On Twitter, Biden wrote, "I promise you this: I'll end Donald Trump's chaos and end the crisis."
Crenshaw shot back, "Trump's chaos? Last I checked, businesses weren't boarding up their windows because they were afraid of Trump supporters."
What else?
The Daily Wire, which reported on the exchange, also highlighted some of the more damning pieces of evidence to support his claim in a now-viral article.
The outlet recounted some of the many times between just May and July that out-of-control demonstrators and rioters converged on cities and towns across America with one apparent objective: steal, burn, and destroy.
May 27: Minneapolis burns: The Star Tribune reported that most of the violence came from a massive crowd that was rioting outside Minneapolis' Third Precinct police headquarters who were “throwing objects at the building and officers and turning more violent as the night wore on."
May 28: Rioters stormed the headquarters of Minneapolis' 3rd Police Precinct. “Livestream video showed the protesters entering the building, where fire alarms blared and sprinklers ran as blazes were set," The Associated Press reported. “Police appeared to have left the building located in the neighborhood not far from where Floyd died Monday." The St. Paul Police Department tweeted that there had been “more than 170 businesses damaged or looted. Dozens of fires."
May 28: Rioters stormed the headquarters of Minneapolis' 3rd Police Precinct. “Livestream video showed the protesters entering the building, where fire alarms blared and sprinklers ran as blazes were set," The Associated Press reported. “Police appeared to have left the building located in the neighborhood not far from where Floyd died Monday." The St. Paul Police Department tweeted that there had been “more than 170 businesses damaged or looted. Dozens of fires." May 29: Rioters reportedly stormed a police precinct in New York City and lit law enforcement vehicles on fire.
May 29: Federal Protective Service officer Patrick Underwood was killed in a shooting at a federal office building in Oakland, California. “According to the FBI's San Francisco branch, the shooting occurred at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building when a vehicle approached the building and opened fire at the security officers," Fox News reported. “About 1,000 protesters in Oakland smashed windows, sprayed buildings with 'Kill Cops' graffiti and were met with chemical spray from police, who said several officers were injured by projectiles," according to Fox News.
May 29: Richmond, Virginia: Rioters set fire to an occupied multi-family residence with a child inside, then repeatedly blocked firefighters' access to the scene.
June 1: Multiple police officers were attacked in New York as violent rioters broke into stores and looted them. In Buffalo, a driver rammed a truck into a group of law enforcement officials that reportedly left two of them seriously injured.
June 1: Retired St. Louis police Captain David Dorn was murdered by looters and rioters while trying to defend his friend's pawn shop.
June 2: Leftist “1619 Project" creator Nikole Hannah-Jones defends rioters' destruction: “Destroying property, which can be replaced, is not violence … I think any reasonable person would say we shouldn't be destroying other people's property, but these are not reasonable times." In mid-June, she followed by responding to a New York Post op-ed by Charles Kesler suggesting that the riots be called the “1619 Riots." Hannah-Jones tweeted, “It would be an honor. Thank you."
June 8: Seattle leftists establish the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone." By mid-June, numerous shootings had occurred, leaving a 19-year-old man and 16-year-old boy dead and a 14-year-old boy in critical condition.
June 23: Violent rioters in Wisconsin reportedly attacked an openly gay Democrat state senator as they engaged in the destruction of property outside the Wisconsin State Capitol.
July 2: Riots break out in Portland as reported Antifa activists attempted to attack the Portland federal courthouse. Those violent protests in Portland continued for months.
July 19: At least a dozen Seattle police officers were injured as rioters attacked multiple police precincts, a municipal court, an Amazon building, and a Starbucks. The Seattle Police Department said the rioters “were responsible for a significant amount of property damage to government buildings and private businesses" and that “at least a dozen officers were injured."
Mid-July: Rioters shone powerful lasers in the eyes of federal law enforcement officials in Portland during attacks on a federal courthouse, causing the officials to face possible permanent severe eye damage.
July 28: New York City's police department states that 303 police vehicles have been vandalized in anti-racism and Black Lives Matter protests taking place across the city — and subsequent riots — costing the city around a million dollars in damages.
Anything else?
Last week, Crenshaw suggested that Biden could be compromised by the Chinese Communist Party.
"There's a possibility that Joe Biden is actually compromised by the Chinese Communist Party," Crenshaw told Fox News' "Fox & Friends" early last week.
"Here's why," he began. "We know for a fact, this is undisputed, that Hunter Biden has gone around the world getting sweetheart deals because of his family's name."
Crenshaw pointed out that it is important to discern — preferably before the election — whether Biden benefited from his son's Ukrainian business dealings.
"The American people deserve to know this. We're about to have an election and potentially elect a president that's compromised by the Chinese Communist Party because this energy company has direct ties to the Communist Party," he insisted.


theblaze--2020-11-02--Horowitz: Crime surging in nearly every major city in battleground states

Horowitz : Crime surging in nearly every major city in battleground states

Pennsylvania might just have become the biggest political battleground, but the streets of its largest city have become a literal battleground, with record homicides this year. The question is whether this bloody dynamic will shape the outcome of this election and, even more importantly, the criminal justice policy agenda after the election.
In October, Philadelphia recorded 65 homicides, the most on record for that month. The city recently surpassed 400 for the year, and police believe they are on pace for 500 homicides by the end of the year. That would likely rival the record of 505 set in 1990.
These are the black lives we never hear about. We only hear about those career criminals who are killed in the process of charging police with knives, but we never hear about the hundreds of extra homicide victims this year thanks to the weakened deterrent of jailbreak policies and the war on cops. Almost all of those excess victims are likely African-American.
As compared to 2019, the murder rate is up 42% in Atlanta, 30% in Miami, 20% in Dallas, and 36% in Houston. San Antonio is on track for one of the deadliest years ever. Austin is seeing a 40% increase in homicide and an 18% increase in aggravated assault, and its police officers are retiring in droves.
In Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city, homicides already surged by 88% in 2019, and that number is already nearly matched this year with more time remaining on the year's clock.
In Phoenix, homicides are up this year over last year the most of any city outside besides Chicago.
Indianapolis just recorded its 200th murder, which crushes the record of 179 set three years ago – with two months remaining to the year.
In Ohio, the city of Columbus is about to break its record for homicides, and Cincinnati will likely break the record by the end of the year. Ditto for Cleveland.
Milwaukee is also likely to break its record, set back in 1991.
As for Michigan, when is crime ever notrising in a city like Detroit? Crime is also rising in Grand Rapids, the home of Trump's final rally.
And Minneapolis is the epicenter of the breakdown in law enforcement, with so many people scared to leave their homes. Homicides have nearly doubled from last year.
Thus, in so many battleground states, not just in pure blue states, President Trump has an opportunity to make his final pitch on pushing a national crime strategy that reverses the trend of criminal justice leniencies and laissez-faire against crime on our streets. Most of these shootings don't come out of nowhere. They are committed by repeat offenders who are either never locked up or who are released early by the sundry new leniency programs implemented in most states this past decade.
This entire dismantling of our strong criminal justice system from the 1990s began with the false claim that the leniencies would only apply to low-level offenders. What happens when you release "low-level" criminals? Well, they tend to reoffend and commit those same "low-level" crimes. The only problem is that the definition of low-level has come to include anything, even murder.
On Friday, Rona Love, who had been convicted of two murders in the 1990s, was arrested for shooting someone in the neck in a Manhattan subway. How was he back on the streets? Love, a man who now considers himself a female, was placed on parole in April 2019. On July 15 of this year, Love was arrested for drunkenly hitting someone in the head with a broom and was released without posting any bail, despite the unbelievable grace he received with parole for his prior murder convictions. Thus, even a double murderer who violates the terms of parole is not reincarcerated in New York. Indeed, we have now reached a point in our criminal justice system where there is no such thing is a violent, high-level criminal in the eyes of the anti-incarceration movement.
Trump has a golden opportunity to close out his campaign in the swing states with a promise of law and order. While he is promising to deter criminals, Biden is making his final pitch to criminalize breathing by mandating masks on all Americans. Therefore, Trump's closing argument should be: "I will lock up the guys who rob, shoot, loot, and steal with masks; Biden will turn all your children into mask-wearing robbers."


theblaze--2020-11-02--Pro-Trump minority students: Despite attacks by campus leftists, bias from professors, our conservat

Pro-Trump minority students: Despite attacks by campus leftists, bias from professors, our conservative values are strong

Pro-Trump minority students : Despite attacks by campus leftists , bias from professors , our conservative values are strong 'We @ @ @ @ @ We absolutely do n't , ' one Republican minority student said .
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A group of minority college students who are voting for President Donald Trump in Tuesday's election told Campus Reform that despite attacks from leftist groups on campus and bias against conservatives in the classroom, their values are steadfast — because being conservative is the best path toward liberty and freedom.
What are the details?
University of Utah student Seodam Kwak told the outlet what all of us already knew — that colleges far and wide are pushing left-wing values and that it's become "almost an indoctrination process."
Kwak — vice chair of the the Utah Federation of College Republicans — told Campus Reform he's seen more than his share of "oppression from left-wing student groups," including intimidation tactics, bullying, vandalism, and name-calling.
But he added that the harassment he and his fellow GOP students have endured paints a stark contrast between leftists and conservatives.
"The Republicans are the ones who really judge a person upon the characteristics that you're not inherently born with," Kwak explained, noting "so basically your character and the choices you've made in life" — and not the color of your skin.
"Clearly, my race shouldn't have anything to do with that," he added to the outlet, noting, "We don't see color. We absolutely don't. And I think that is the epitome of anti-racism."
Other students spoke of anxieties while attending classes.
"There's always this slight fear of, if I say this or if I write this in my paper, and the teacher doesn't agree with me, I could get a bad grade on this paper," University of Chicago senior Gerrin Alexander told Campus Reform. "Which affects my grade in the class, which affects my GPA and my standing for where I want to go for grad school, et etcetera. It's like a whole chain effect."
Still, she said, she still believes in "individualism."
Christopher Gaffrey, a senior at Wayne State University in Michigan, told the outlet that he recognizes that professors do have biases and that said that "when I went to class, I did not talk about [my conservatism]."
He also said he observed when he went to classes that had nothing to do with politics that "they [would] start talking about ... certain ideas that kind of align with, like, a communist, or they align and say how evil Trump is."


theblaze--2020-11-02--Top House Democrat says he will 'pray' for black Trump supporters, claims only way Biden loses is 'v

Top House Democrat says he will 'pray' for black Trump supporters, claims only way Biden loses is 'voter suppression'

Top House Democrat says he will 'pray ' for black Trump supporters , claims only way Biden loses is 'voter @ @ @ @ @ to have to pray for them '

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he would "pray" for any black voters who support President Donald Trump for re-election and also claimed that the only way Trump could beat Democratic candidate Joe Biden is "for voter suppression to be successful."
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Clyburn said the election is "close" and that "I suspect in 48 hours we'll find out how successful these suppression tactics have been."
"The only way, in my opinion, for Joe Biden not to be successful on Tuesday is for voter suppression to be successful. They have done a tremendous job of undercutting the postal service," Clyburn said, referring to accusations of USPS "sabotage" made by Democrats against the Trump administration.
"I have had complaints all day today, professional football players from my home state cannot vote because their ballots have not been delivered to them," Clyburn said. "They can't come home to vote because they are in solitary lock down because of COVID-19, they have not been allowed to come home to vote."
"So I already know some Biden voters here in South Carolina are not going to be allowed to vote simply because the postal service has been undercut by the Postmaster General," he continued.
Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Clyburn about a recent Fox News poll that found 14% of black voters nationally supporting Trump for re-election. Clyburn expressed skepticism at the accuracy of that poll.
"I don't know where those polls come from," Clyburn said, adding, "I can tell you what, and I feel this sincerely ... I'm the father of three black women. I am the son of a black woman. If any black man can go in a polling place and cast a vote for a man who referred to a black woman as a dog on national television, I'm going to have to pray for them. I will have to pray for them. I don't know of any man [who] can abide that kind of disrespect and insult."
According to Fox News, Clyburn appeared to be referring to a 2018 tweet from President Donald Trump in which the president called former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman a "crazed, crying lowlife" and a "dog" over the publication of her tell-all book about her time in the White House.
Following up, Baier told Clyburn he was echoing controversial comments made by Joe Biden on a radio show, during which Biden said black voters who don't support him "ain't black."
"What I said was, any man that calls one of my three daughters a dog, I would never vote for them, and I don't understand any black man that would vote for anybody that refers to a black woman [like that]," Clyburn replied. "All of us that I know are sons of black women. I don't stand for that kind of insult for my mothers, my sisters, or my children."


theblaze--2020-11-02--'You are no longer my mother': Families say relatives are dead to them if they vote wrong

'You are no longer my mother ' : Families say relatives are dead to them if they vote wrong

The 2020 presidential election is tearing American families apart, according to a Reuters report.
What are the details?
Reuters spoke with a variety of U.S. voters across the country who all admitted to being a part of the same movement: shunning — or being shunned by — family members for differing political viewpoints.
One woman the news organization spoke to is 41-year-old Milwaukee resident Mayra Gomez. She said she told her 21-year-old son that she planned on voting for President Donald Trump in the forthcoming presidential election. Her choice was apparently the wrong one — at least according to the unnamed Millennial.
"He specifically told me 'You are no longer my mother, because you are voting for Trump,'" she recalled him telling her. "The damage is done. In people's minds, Trump is a monster. It's sad. There are people not talking to me anymore, and I'm not sure that will change."
Gomez's story is a familiar one.
Gayle McCormick, a 77-year-old Democratic voter, said that she separated from her 81-year-old husband after he voted for Trump in 2016.
"I think the legacy of Trump is going to take a long time to recover from," McCormick said. She also revealed that two of her grandchildren no longer speak with her because she supported former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election cycle.
Rosanna Guadagno, a 49-year-old Democrat, said that her brother shunned her after she reportedly refused to support the president's 2016 presidential bid and even allegedly went so far as to intentionally exclude her from their mother's funeral.
Dave Wallace, a 65-year-old Pennsylvania Republican and staunch Trump supporter, said that his support for the president has put strain on his family.
"The hatred for Trump among Democrats, it's just amazing to me," Wallace told the news organization. "I think it's just Trump, the way he makes people feel. I do think the angst will decrease when we're back to a normal politician who doesn't piss people off."
Voter Bonnie Coughlin, 65 — who voted for a third-party candidate in 2016 — said that she is voting for former Vice President Joe Biden this year and that she looks at Trump-supporting family and friends "differently" because "they have willingly embraced someone who is so heartless and just shows no empathy to anyone in any circumstances."
She added, "And if Biden wins, I don't think they will go quietly into the night and accept it."
Jacqueline Hammond, a 47-year-old North Carolina resident, said that she no longer speaks to her Trump-supporting mother and has even reportedly gone as far as to tell her son to stay away from Grandma, too.
"Trump is like the catalyst of an earthquake that just divided two continents of thought," she insisted. "Once the Earth divides like that, there's no going back. This is a marked time in our history where people had to jump from one side to the other. And depending on what side you choose, that is going to be the trajectory for the rest of your life."
What else?
Jamie Saal, psychotherapist at the Rochester Center for Behavior Medicine in Rochester Hills, Michigan, told the outlet, "Unfortunately, I don't think national healing is as easy as changing the president. It takes time and it takes effort, and it takes both parties — no pun intended — being willing to let go and move forward."
Reuters also reported that at least one non-partisan poll found that a vast majority of voters had few or no friends who had opposite political affiliations.
A September report from the Pew Research center found that nearly 80% of Trump and Biden supporters insisted they "had few or no friends who supported the other candidate."
In January, Gallup reported that President Donald Trump's third year in office "set a new record for party polarization."
"While 89% of Republicans approved of Trump's performance in office in 2019, only 7% of Democrats thought he was doing a good job," the outlet noted.


theblaze--2020-11-02--Pennsylvania secretary of state admits 'overwhelming majority' of ballots will take 'days' to count

Pennsylvania secretary of state admits 'overwhelming majority ' of ballots will take 'days ' to count The Keystone State is @ @ @ @ @ important battleground in the election

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said on Sunday that the "overwhelming majority" of the state's ballots will be counted — but not until several days after Election Day.
The presumed delay makes it increasingly likely that Americans won't know who has won the presidency until days after Tuesday, November 3, as election forecasters project the Keystone State to be the pivotal battleground on which the election will hinge.
What are the details?
Boockvar told NBC's "Meet the Press" that she expects in total there will be 10 times as many mail-in ballots in the state this year as there were in 2016. And in several counties, against her wishes, officials have said they won't start counting those ballots until Wednesday morning.
"So yes, it will take longer," she acknowledged. "I expect the overwhelming majority of ballots in Pennsylvania, that's mail-in absentee ballots as well as in-person ballots, will be counted within a matter of days."
She added that counties plan to have people counting "24/7 until it's done."
Though Boockvar seems to have intended the statement to be reassuring by granting that it will take days rather than weeks until results from the state are announced, the news is sure to garner a negative response from those who suggest delays in counting votes will open the election to possible fraud or general chaos.
The Democratic secretary of state also tried to reassure viewers by saying the delay is not a big deal because "elections have never been called on election night." She noted that service members overseas have until a week after election day to cast ballots in some states.
The problem is, as the New York Times notes, "Americans are accustomed to knowing who won on election night because news organizations project winners based on partial counts, not because the counting is actually completed that quickly."
So in this case, unlike in the past, a much larger portion of the total vote will probably be uncounted on election night, and therefore a projection of who won the state will, in all likelihood, not be made.
Anything else?
The delay on counting absentee ballots already submitted is further exacerbated by the state's decision — permitted by the Supreme Court — to extend the deadline for counting ballots received up to three days after November 3.
As of Monday, most polls show Democratic nominee Joe Biden ahead in Pennsylvania, but President Trump has been narrowing the gap in the lead-up to Election Day.


theblaze--2020-11-02--NYT data reveals presidential choice by voters' first names. Biden dominates among Karens.

NYT data reveals presidential choice by voters ' first names .
Biden dominates among Karens .

New data shows that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has taken a significant lead among women with the nation's most memed name: Karen.
Over the last several months, perhaps no everyday name has been subject to scorn, mockery, and ridicule more than "Karen." It has become the label for white women who are perceived to be entitled and overly demanding, do not understand their alleged privilege, and have disregard for the well-being of others.
If women named "Karen" actually fit the stereotype, it's likely that the liberal media would assume they were supporters of President Donald Trump — and would certainly trumpet the pro-Trump "Karen" vote if it existed.
Interestingly, according to New York Times' compilation of survey data over the last couple of months, of the 20 most common names names in America (top 10 women, top 10 men), Karens are the most likely to support the Democratic nominee: 60% for Biden, 40% for Trump.
Of course, as the Times noted, Karens are real and not a meme.
This is an "age thing," as the Times said. "Karens," the paper reported, "are a cross section of women ages 40 and up. The name entered the top 20 in 1941 and stayed there through 1971."
Laura Wattenberg, the author of “The Baby Name Wizard," told the Times, "If you're losing Karens, you're losing women."
Top 20 names and who they're voting for
Below are the 10 most common women's names and 10 most common men's names and the vote preferences of each based on polls of more than 17,000 voters in 18 battleground states since September, as reported by the New York Times:
Richard: Trump 64%; Biden 36%
Trump 64%; Biden 36% Thomas: Trump 61%; Biden 39%
Trump 61%; Biden 39% William: Trump 58%; Biden 42%
Trump 58%; Biden 42% Nancy: Trump 57%; Biden 43%
Trump 57%; Biden 43% Michael: Trump 56%; Biden 44%
Trump 56%; Biden 44% Robert: Trump 56%; Biden 44%
Trump 56%; Biden 44% James: Trump 56%; Biden 44%
Trump 56%; Biden 44% Jennifer: Trump 56%; Biden 44%
Trump 56%; Biden 44% John: Trump 53%; Biden 47%
Trump 53%; Biden 47% David: Trump 51%; Biden 49%
Trump 51%; Biden 49% Linda: Trump 51%; Biden 49%
Trump 51%; Biden 49% Joseph: Trump 50%; Biden 50%
Trump 50%; Biden 50% Christopher: Trump 50%; Biden 50%
Trump 50%; Biden 50% Mary: Trump 48%; Biden 52%
Trump 48%; Biden 52% Susan: Trump 48%; Biden 52%
Trump 48%; Biden 52% Elizabeth: Trump 47%; Biden 53%
Trump 47%; Biden 53% Patricia: Trump 46%; Biden 54%
Trump 46%; Biden 54% Lisa: Trump 46%; Biden 54%
Trump 46%; Biden 54% Barbara: Trump 42%; Biden 58%
Trump 42%; Biden 58% Karen: Trump 40%; Biden 60%
The Times report also includes a searchable database of 102 names that had at least 30 respondents, as well as a quiz for readers to guess patterns that emerged among the various names.


theblaze--2020-11-02--UPDATED: Federal judge rejects Texas GOP effort to throw out 127,000 drive-thru votes

The Texas Supreme Court rejected the GOP 's claims in a similar case .

***Update***
A federal judge in Texas rejected an effort by Texas Republicans to have nearly 127,000 drive-thru early vote ballots thrown out, NBC News reports.
Judge Andrew Hanen said the plaintiffs didn't have standing to sue.
***Original Story Below***
A federal judge in Texas will hear a case brought by the state Republican Party seeking to have nearly 127,000 ballots disqualified in Harris County.
The emergency hearing will take place on Monday after Republicans sued to invalidate early ballots cast at drive-thru polling stations, which they say violate the U.S. Constitution. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen will preside over the hearing, Fox News reports.
Harris County, home to the city of Houston, is a Democratic stronghold in Texas. According to the Texas Tribune, drive-thru ballots account for about 10% of all in-person early voting ballots cast in Harris County. If the federal court sides with state Republicans, nearly 127,000 people will have their votes thrown out.
The Texas Supreme Court already rejected a similar lawsuit brought by the same plaintiffs to have the votes discounted. The court did not issue an opinion explaining its decision.
Drive-thru voting in Harris County was established in July during the state primary runoff elections. Harris County set up 10 drive-thru polling locations in October where voters concerned about the coronavirus pandemic would have an opportunity to vote from their vehicles. Voters arrive in their vehicles, have their registrations and identifications confirmed by poll workers, and are given an electronic tablet through their car windows to vote.
In an emergency lawsuit, Harris County Republicans sought to have the votes dismissed, arguing the drive-thru program was an illegal expansion of curbside voting. Under Texas state law, curbside voting is reserved for voters with disabilities. They also argue the practice violates the U.S. Constitution, which gives state legislatures the power to decide how elections are run, not local governments.
"Unless stopped, illegal votes will be cast and counted in direct violation of the Texas Election Code and the United States Constitution and result in the integrity of elections in Harris County being compromised," the petition to the court said.
The Harris County Clerk's Office argues that its drive-thru polling locations are separate polling places, distinct from curbside spots, and therefore should be available to all voters.
Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins on Sunday filed a legal brief petitioning Judge Hanen to reject the GOP lawsuit.
"The Texas Supreme Court has twice declined to interfere," the brief says. "The fact that the final arbiter of the Texas Election Code found no justification for interfering with drive-through polling places—based on the same legal arguments—in the middle of the election is an unmistakable indication that the public interest is best served by allowing the election to proceed without interference."


theblaze--2020-11-02--Michigan implements new COVID restrictions that could send violators to jail after Whitmer vows to b

Michigan implements new COVID restrictions that could send violators to jail after Whitmer vows to bypass court ruling Give us @ @ @ @ @ !

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued new coronavirus-related restrictions that would potentially punish violators with jail time.
The updated restrictions come as COVID-19 cases spike worldwide, an unsurprising development as the Northern Hemisphere plunges into fall and winter is around the corner. The U.S. set multiple records for daily new cases last week.
Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has responded to the spike in cases by rolling back the state's reopening plan in parts of the state.
What are the new restrictions?
The MDHHS issued updated guidance last Thursday requiring dine-in restaurants, barber shops and salons, tattoo shops, businesses that provide in-home services like cleaning or repairs, gyms, and entertainment facilities to record the personal information of each patron or client.
The mandate also forces such businesses to deny services to any customer "who does not provide, at a minimum, their name and phone number."
Officials claimed the information would be used to "aid contract tracing."
The order is so broad, in fact, that it essentially applies to everyone in Michigan. "Upon request, businesses, schools, and other facilities must provide names and phone numbers of individuals with possible COVID-19 exposure to MDHHS and local health departments to aid in contact tracing and case investigation efforts," the order says.
Businesses or individuals who violate the order may be subject to jail time.
"[V]iolation of this order is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $200.00, or both," the order reads.
The updated restrictions also limits non-residential indoor gatherings to just 50 people — down from 500 — and states, "For all non-residential gatherings, if attendees are seated at tables, no more than six persons may share a table and tables must be spaced a minimum of 6 feet apart."
Anything else?
As WBCK-FM noted, although the latest restrictions come via the MDHHS, Whitmer is almost certainly behind the updated order.
That is because the Michigan Supreme Court ruled last month that Whitmer's direct COVID-related executive orders were "an unlawful delegation of legislative power to the executive branch in violation of the Michigan Constitution."
In response, Whitmer vowed to bypass the high court's ruling to implement her will via "alternative sources of authority."
"Today's Supreme Court ruling, handed down by a narrow majority of Republican justices, is deeply disappointing, and I vehemently disagree with the court's interpretation of the Michigan Constitution," Whitmer said after the ruling, according to MLive.com.
"It is important to note that this ruling does not take effect for at least 21 days, and until then, my emergency declaration and orders retain the force of law," she continued. "Furthermore, after 21 days, many of the responsive measures I have put in place to control the spread of the virus will continue under alternative sources of authority that were not at issue in today's ruling."


theblaze--2020-11-02--POLL: Who will win the election tomorrow night?

POLL : Who will win the election tomorrow night ?
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theblaze--2020-11-02--Justin Trudeau — after grisly murders in French church amid Muslim anger at Muhammad cartoons — says

Justin Trudeau — after grisly murders in French church amid Muslim anger at Muhammad cartoons — says free speech 'is not without limits'

Justin Trudeau — after grisly murders in French church amid Muslim anger at Muhammad cartoons — says free speech 'is @ @ @ @ @ it to ourselves to act with respect for others and to seek not to arbitrarily @ @ @ @ @ whom we are sharing a society and a planet '

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to the grisly murders in a French church amid worldwide Muslim anger over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by saying that free speech "is not without limits," the Guardian reported.
What are the details?
Muslims have been furious at the French government for refusing to take action against its citizens for public displays of Muhammad, which have been in solidarity with free expression after a French schoolteacher was beheaded by a Chechen refugee on Oct. 16, apparently over the teacher showing Muhammad cartoons to his class.
Effigies of French President Emmanuel Macron were burned over his defense of the right to publish such caricatures, the Guardian reported, adding that Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said "we are in a war against an enemy that is both inside and outside."
Thursday's deadly terrorist attack took place inside the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice, the paper said, adding that the three people who died were a 60-year-old woman who was almost decapitated, 55-year-old Vincent Loques — the church sexton — and a 44-year-old Brazilian-born mother of three.
Officers described the scene as a "vision of horror," the Guardian reported, adding that Nice's police chief, Richard Gianotti, said officers shot a man "who was holding a knife" and "had just killed three people" and was "was shouting 'Allahu Akbar.'" The suspected attacker, 21-year-old Brahim Aouissaoui from Tunisia, was in serious condition in a local hospital, the paper noted.
"Any symbol of the republic or Christianity is a potential target," Gianotti also said, according to the Guardian. "We have to be vigilant, we have to be attentive."
Nice attack: knife attacker kills three people at church in France youtu.be
Big contrast
Trudeau, however, worded his reaction to the killings with more — er — nuance.
"We will always defend freedom of expression," Trudeau said Friday, the paper reported, adding that the the far-left politician tempered that sentiment by saying that "freedom of expression is not without limits. We owe it to ourselves to act with respect for others and to seek not to arbitrarily or unnecessarily injure those with whom we are sharing a society and a planet."
According to the Post Millennial, Trudeau also seemed to compare the showing of Muhammad images to yelling "fire" in a crowded theater — and emphasized that "in a pluralistic, diverse and respectful society like ours, we must be aware of the impact of our words, of our actions on others, particularly these communities and populations who still experience enormous discrimination."
More of the same
This is far from the first time Trudeau has made such comments:
Yet Trudeau was endorsed for re-election last year by former U.S. President Barack Obama despite Trudeau's embarrassing blackface photos that had surfaced.


theblaze--2020-11-02--President Trump hints he may fire Fauci after the election as chants for his removal break out at ra

President Trump hints he may fire Fauci after the election as chants for his removal break out at rally 'Let @ @ @ @ @ bit after the election '

President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that he may act to remove Dr. Anthony Fauci from his position as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after the election.
The president hinted at the move after supporters spontaneously broke out into a "Fire Fauci!" chant at a campaign rally in Opa-Locka, Florida, Sunday night.
"Don't tell anybody, but let me wait 'til a little bit after the election," Trump told the crowd as the chant faded. "I appreciate the advice, I appreciate the advice. No, he's been wrong on a lot. He's a nice man, though. He's been wrong on a lot."
Trump then went to criticize Fauci's credibility, reminding the crowd that the public health expert advised against wearing masks and shutting down travel from China early on during the coronavirus pandemic, two positions he would later flip on.
Trump and Fauci have shared a tenuous working relationship since the start of the pandemic, as the two have often sparred over how best to lead the American people. As Trump has repeatedly insisted that the country needs to open up and recover economically, Fauci has been a consistent voice for the continued implementation of of social distancing measures.
The health expert said recently that even with the development and distribution of a vaccine, masks and social distancing should likely continue until 2022. More recently he forecast that the country was "in for a whole lot of hurt" in the coming months.
It's not a good situation," he told the Washington Post over the weekend. "All the stars are aligned in the wrong place as you go into the fall and winter season, with people congregating at home indoors. You could not possibly be positioned more poorly."
Earlier this month, the president called Fauci a "disaster" during a campaign call.
"People are tired of COVID. I have these huge rallies. People are saying whatever. Just leave us alone. They're tired of it. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots. ... Fauci is a nice guy. He's been here for 500 years," Trump said.
"Fauci is a disaster. If I listened to him, we'd have 500,000 deaths," he added. "If there's a reporter on, you can have it just the way I said it, I couldn't care less."
It was not immediately clear whether the president was serious about firing Fauci, who has led the NIAID since 1985, or whether he was just playing to the crowd. Such an action would not necessarily come as a surprise since the president has shown a willingness to remove top public officials.
The move to fire Fauci, however, may not play particularly well in the polls, as Fauci still enjoys high favorability ratings among Americans.


theblaze--2020-11-02--Horowitz: Did Democrats suppress their own voters with COVID fearmongering?

Horowitz : Did Democrats suppress their own voters with COVID fearmongering ?

The left has remade our society, economy, and interpersonal relationships through irrational fear of a virus and illogical worship of social isolation as a panacea. Well, what if they did such a good job convincing people that they will die if they go out and stand on line to vote that they have suppressed their own voters? Remember, it's mainly liberals who believe in the cult of COVID lockdowns. Well, evidence from early voting data throughout the country hints at such a remarkable electoral phenomenon unfolding.
The story is the same in many critical areas. While we don't know the ballot choices of those who voted early, we do know the party registration breakdown in most states. And in nearly every critical state, Republicans are doing much better than they did in 2016 in terms of in-person early voting. Given that Trump won in 2016 and the electorate will only get more favorable for Republicans on Election Day itself (because the majority of Democrats vote early), this portends an outcome way out of sync with the majority of polls.
Nowhere is this more evident than in Florida. Republicans are downright winning in-person early voting in terms of turnout by voter registration in Miami-Dade County, one of the state's most liberal jurisdictions. Yes, Democrats did bank a lot of mail-in votes, but because Republicans are doing so well with in-person early voting, they are ahead of their 2016 benchmarks in nearly every critical county — and remember, Trump carried Florida in 2016. Democrats are now faced with the prospect of trying to make a last-minute effort for people to vote in person in south Florida because the mail-in ballots came up short.
But it turns out that the mail-in campaign is the problem for Democrats. The large number of mail-in votes is unlikely bringing in new voters. Democrats are cannibalizing their in-person vote through record numbers of mail-ins. Sure, many of them answered the call to fill out their ballots through the mail, but they are clearly not enjoying a 1-1 ratio with their typical in-person voting. One would expect — with record mail-in ballots from Democrats — they'd be crushing Republicans, at least in terms of turnout by voter registration, headed into Election Day voting. However, despite all that cannibalization of their base in-person voting, they are actually behind their 2016 numbers! They fired all the bullets in their gun and are poised to lose.
The Democratic governor in Wisconsin sounded the alarm about the failure of mail-in ballots to turn out all their voters they need just to stay on par with 2016. At a press conference on Friday, Gov. Tony Evers warned Democrats to vote in person, not by mail. They are discovering the obvious fact that if even 10%-20% of their traditional base throw out their paper mail, which is very common in this day and age, they will lose their baseline votes unless they turn them out on Election Day.
There's just one problem: It's too late. By definition, most of the people in this country who have refused to leave their homes for seven months are Democrat voters. Democrats have done such a good job at convincing people they will die from the virus that they have fearmongered themselves into electoral oblivion.
As of Sunday, the composition of the ballots cast so far in the Badger State was 43% Republican and 35% Democrat. An R+8 advantage in early voting is simply astounding, given that, according to exit polls, Democrats had a +1 advantage overall in 2016. It's possible that Republicans are also cannibalizing more of their Election Day vote than usual as early voting becomes more universal, but it's very unlikely that the electorate would suddenly become more Democratic on Election Day itself. No wonder the Wisconsin governor is sounding the alarm.
In North Carolina, Democrats are going into Election Day with a 17% smaller registration edge among votes already cast than they did in 2016, despite the massive mail-in ballot campaign. And remember, Trump still carried the state in 2016 by nearly four points.
A similar dynamic is playing out in Michigan, where Republicans lead Democrats 41%-39% in early voting turnout. Overall, Democrats enjoyed a nine-point edge in turnout in 2016, when Trump carried the state by the slimmest of margins. What's more, Republican turnout is nearly tied with Democrats in the critical Detroit suburb of Oakland County, a county Trump lost last time by eight points.
The problem with so many of the polls is that they were predicated on Democrats doing much better in early voting. Take the most recent Fox News Wisconsin poll, for example, which had Biden up by five points. The poll showed a massive edge for Democrats when mail-in and early voting is combined.
However, we know that is this already not true because Republicans have an eight-point edge in combined early voting turnout. It's true that not all mail-in ballots have been returned as of Sunday, but Fox's turnout projection model is nowhere near the reality of the current early voting/mail-in ballot count.
In Pennsylvania, there is no in-person early voting — only mail-in voting — so naturally, Democrats have a strong edge in turnout of returned ballots so far. But again, just like we are seeing in the other states, those mail-in ballots are likely not enough to overcome the drop-off in their in-person voting. On Saturday, the Washington Post reported that Pennsylvania Democrats are worried about "potential trouble with mail-in ballots during a pandemic" and "signs of lower-than-anticipated turnout among the Democratic base."
In past years, Democrats would carefully monitor those who failed show up in early voting or declined to mail in a ballot and offered to take them to the polls on Election Day. Well, good luck doing that this year with all their voters who were convinced that stepping out in public is a death sentence.
Obviously, we will all find out Tuesday night whether these numbers really portend a Trump victory. But if he winds up winning, it will likely be because the very people who locked down our lives and liberty successfully locked down their own vote.


theblaze--2020-11-02--MYTH BUSTED: Did Trump praise Nazis as 'very fine people'?

MYTH BUSTED : Did Trump praise Nazis as 'very fine people ' ?

Steven Crowder takes to the streets to see how aware your average voter is of Trump's many denunciations of white supremacy and sees whether this context changes their opinion on his "fine people on both sides" comments.
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theblaze--2020-11-02--Anthony Fauci's family says they can no longer stand behind flip-flopping family member

Anthony Fauci 's family says they can no longer stand behind flip-flopping family member Done with his message on nationwide @

The family of Dr. Anthony Fauci say they're done with his inconsistent messages regarding COVID-19 and its imminent impact on the country, as well as his suggestions for potential further lockdowns.
What are the details?
Fauci's cousin, who is also named Anthony and is a restaurant owner in New York, said that his family member's talk and suggestions of coronavirus lockdowns is backfiring on the country.
The restaurateur, who owns La Fontana restaurant in Staten Island, New York, says that lockdowns simply don't work.
"They shouldn't do the lockdowns," the restaurant owner said. "Especially now. If you don't abide by the rules ... shut that area down, but don't shut down the whole industry."
His son, Joe, agrees.
"In the beginning, I thought [Dr. Fauci] was fabulous, but then a few times he flip-flopped on different things," Joe explains. "He had us all locked down at a tremendous rate. They should have loosened things up when it was slowing down in the summer. Everything else was loosening up except the restaurant business."
Dr. Fauci, who is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been a large proponent of nationwide lockdown measures and has even recently advocated for families to cancel Thanksgiving plans for those who do not live in the same households.
“You may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering, unless you're pretty certain that the people that you're dealing with are not infected," Fauci said in October. "That is unfortunately a risk, when you have people coming from out of town, gathering together in an indoor setting. It is unfortunate, because that's such a sacred part of American tradition — the family gathering around Thanksgiving. But that is a risk."


theblaze--2020-11-02--Final poll in Pennsylvania shows Trump closing ground on Biden as Democrats grow worried

With just one day until Election Day, President Donald Trump continues to gain ground on Democratic challenger Joe Biden, indicating the president may have momentum on his side when it matters most.
Now, the latest poll surveying voter support in Pennsylvania has found that Trump has cut Biden's lead in the Keystone State, which will likely be critical to winning the election.
What are the details?
The Monmouth Poll released Monday found that Biden's lead over Trump in Pennsylvania is between five and seven points, depending on voter turnout.
According to Monmouth, Biden leads Trump by seven points under a high voter turnout scenario, 51% to 44% among likely voters. Under a low voter turnout scenario, Monmouth found that Biden's lead is just five points among likely voters — 50% to 45%.
Monmouth defines a "low turnout scenario" as "a large number of mail ballots" being rejected.
Among all registered voters, Trump trails Biden by five points, 50% to 45%. Another 4% of respondents told Monmouth they are "undecided," up from just 2% last month.
What is most significant about this final poll result before Election Day is that Trump has clearly gained ground on Biden over recent weeks. In fact, Monmouth's September poll found Biden's lead over Trump ranged from 11 points under a high voter turnout scenario to eight points under a low voter turnout scenario.
What is the bigger picture?
Trump has clearly gained ground on Biden in the closing weeks of the election, just as he did on Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Just a few weeks ago, Biden led Trump in national polling by an average of more than 10 points, according to RealClearPolitics. As of Monday, Biden's average national lead has shrunk to under seven points.
Meanwhile, Biden's lead in top battleground states has narrowed to under three points on average. It was five points just three weeks ago, according to RealClearPolitics.
Trump's surge of momentum reportedly has Democratic operatives worried.
The Washington Post reported over the weekend that Democratic confidence in Pennsylvania "has eroded in recent weeks with emerging signs of a tightening contest in the state."
Trump even won over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of Pennsylvania's largest newspapers, which endorsed Trump over the weekend. The newspaper had not endorsed a Republican for president in almost a half-century before this weekend's announcement.
"This newspaper has not supported a Republican for president since 1972. But we believe Mr. Trump, for all his faults, is the better choice this year," the newspaper's editors wrote.