Breaking Battlegrounds

But Democratic critics of the campaign’s approach — while agreeing that abortion should be a winning issue — said they’re challenged when pressed by friends to make the case for why Biden will win. “There’s still a path to win this, but they don’t look like a campaign that’s embarking on that path right now,” said Pete Giangreco, a longtime Democratic strategist who’s worked on multiple presidential campaigns. “If the frame of this race is, ‘What was better, the 3.5 years under Biden or four years under Trump,’ we lose that every day of the week and twice on Sunday.” https://lnkd.in/dhKMBDUh

Just a partisan hack group. Something third world countries do. “A whopping 98 percent of the group’s political contributions have gone to Democrats compared to only one percent to Republicans, AFL noted in its lawsuit. The Federal Advisory Committee Act is meant to prevent government agencies from forming advisory panels lacking in objectivity. Two members of the short-lived panel, former CIA director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, signed the discredited letter by 51 former intelligence officials ahead of the 2020 presidential election claiming the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story was Russian disinformation. Another signatory, former senior CIA official Michael Morell, testified last year the letter was orchestrated by then-Biden campaign senior advisr Tony Blinken. Federal investigators verified the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop in late 2019 by cross-referencing it to his Apple iCloud server, special counsel David Weiss’s team of prosecutors said in a court filing earlier this year. IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, an agent who spent years on the Hunter Biden tax case, gave a similar account of how the laptop archive was verified when he testified last year before the House Ways and Means Committee.” https://lnkd.in/g82D-RBZ

"Macron’s anti-casseur (anti-vandal) law was passed in 2019 by the National Assembly. It placed stricter limits on protesters, especially violent ones, who could be found economically responsible for any damage they caused. The law also said protesters who covered their faces could incur fines of up to $16,278 and be sentenced to one year in jail. (During the high tide of the yellow vests, three million protesters caused billions of dollars in damage throughout France.)" Air Mail #France #Israel

We can say unequivocally that Marcus Aurelius was a collector of stories regarding people’s goodness. He took the time to write these things down so he would remember them and be inspired by them, so he could model his life after them. These stories made him better, reminded him of what his most important job in life was—to be a good person and work for the common good. He was “choosing his Cato’s,” as Seneca advised, finding the models to measure himself against. - Ryan Holiday

While describing the rally to CNN host Anderson Cooper, Holmes said Trump had attracted “a bigger crowd than I think Democrats would like to see, particularly given this is one of the bluest counties in the entire country.” Holmes added that Trump’s event in the Bronx didn’t just pull in people from miles away who travel to the former president’s campaign rallies. “One of the things that was interesting to me is that the Trump campaign said that they were going to micro-target to get people from the community to come to this rally. I wasn’t sure what to expect, I’ve gone to a lot of these rallies across the country, and there are often people who travel hundreds of miles to see Donald Trump and they’re not necessarily part of the community. However, one of the things that I found was that there were a lot of people here that were actually from the Bronx,” Holmes reported. https://lnkd.in/gKADrrFg

Republicans Should Double Down on Pursuit of Biden/Hur Tapes "Everyone knows why Republicans want the tapes and Democrats resist releasing them: the possibility of their showing that Biden’s memory and reasoning are even worse than is commonly believed. That’s certainly the impression that Hur’s report gave, but that document contained only edited snippets of the two-day proceedings. The transcripts of that interview have been released, but the tapes would provide a richer picture of the president’s actual state of mind as he replied. The tapes could show that Biden is more in command than the transcripts imply, or they could show someone whose faculties are in sharper decline than the administration lets on. If anything, these factors militate in favor of the tapes’ release. The American people should know if they are about to elect someone with questionable mental acuity, and clearly, hearing the tapes would help them assess that. No one doubts that were the shoe on the other foot, each party’s positions would be reversed. That shouldn’t matter, though, to a court. The law is the law. A House committee charged with oversight of the executive branch wants information that will arguably help it fulfill its purpose. The connection between the information sought and the putative purpose may be flimsy, but it’s not nonexistent. Under the precedent set in Trump’s tax-records case, the House stands on solid ground to continue its pursuit. That means at minimum continuing with its efforts to hold Garland in contempt of Congress. Congress has increasingly resorted to the contempt process when a White House official of the other party refuses to comply with a subpoena. This might be yet another sign of the breaking down of political norms in our partisan era, but that is no reason why Republicans should unilaterally disarm. Pursuing this matter, through the contempt process and in court, also gives Republicans something that might be of greater value than the tapes themselves: keeping Biden’s mental state in the public eye. The Hur report was so explosive when released that Biden convened an unscheduled press conference to rebut it — only to have his performance increase doubts as to his abilities. Every time the GOP presses the matter of the Hur interview, the media have to report it and the circumstances surrounding the initial report’s release. The White House’s refusal to release the tapes will cause many to wonder what they may be hiding. There’s simply no way the Biden team can win on this; they can only try to limit the damage Biden’s own faltering interview caused. Politics is rarely pretty, and this is bare-knuckled combat. Here, though, Republicans have the law and the public interest on their side. They would be foolish not to press their advantage as far as they can take it" @henryolsen https://lnkd.in/gRx3wiEH

Join us this week as we welcome Jeff Mordock, White House reporter for The Washington Times, to delve into the latest from the Biden administration and hot-button issues such as the presidential debates, China tariffs, and Biden adopting Trump's policies. Then, stay tuned for an insightful conversation with Bernie Moreno, a U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, as he shares his vision for protecting the American dream. Stay informed and engaged with Breaking Battlegrounds: https://lnkd.in/g_ZPk8M5

Software engineer David Clarke on priorities: "20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids." Source: Reddit

Thirteen fed-up counties in liberal Oregon have voted in support of measures to start negotiations to secede from the state and join conservative Idaho. Crook County became the latest to approve the 'Greater Idaho Measure' following a vote on Tuesday. The proposal seeks to move the Oregon border 200 miles to the west, meaning that 14 counties and several partial counties would fall under Idaho state lines ... 'The Oregon/Idaho line was established 163 years ago and is now outdated,' the movement's website states. 'It makes no sense in its current location because it doesn't match the location of the cultural divide in Oregon. 'We want an economy that is not held back by Oregon regulations and taxes, including environmental regulations. 'We’ll still have federal and Idaho regulations, and that’s plenty. Idaho knows how to respect rural counties and their livelihoods.' Measure 7-86, as it was known, passed by 53 percent in Crook County in the latest boost to the Greater Idaho campaign. However, the vote is not legislatively binding and just means residents are in favor of informing state and federal representatives that they support negotiations to annex part of Oregon. 'The voters of eastern Oregon have spoken loudly and clearly about their desire to see border talks move forward,' Greater Idaho Executive Director Matt McCaw said. 'With this latest result in Crook County, there's no excuse left for the Legislature and Governor to continue to ignore the people's wishes. https://lnkd.in/g49akMJG