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DC And Florida Rallies Reinforce Trump’s Enthusiasm Edge, But Critics Wonder How That Translates Into Votes

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 11, 2020 39 Comments

Ironically, perhaps, negative press may be helping Trump: “Their bond with Trump in most cases has only grown stronger, because of the bashing he has taken"

NBC’s Kristen Welker, Moderator of Third Presidential Debate, Takes Down Twitter Account After Scrutiny for Bias

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 11, 2020 29 Comments

"Fox News is told that Welker deactivated her own account and was not asked to by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), according to an NBC source."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkt0ft0raDM&t=15s

U.S. Slaps Sweeping New Sanctions on Iran’s Terror-Linked Banking Sector

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 10, 2020 10 Comments

Reuters: New sanctions "may spook European banks" from doing business with Tehran.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6198582029001#sp=show-clips

Frank Luntz: Undecideds in VP Debate Focus Group Found Kamala Harris ‘Abrasive and Condescending’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 10, 2020 59 Comments

"if this is a battle over style and substance ... this was Mike Pence’s night"

Cal Cunningham Holds Disastrous Press Conference, Ensures Affair Scandals Will Not Go Away

Posted by Stacey Matthews on October 09, 2020 28 Comments

Cunnigham was asked four times if there were other women he'd had affairs with. He repeatedly refused to answer, instead telling reporters he had "taken responsibility for the hurt that I've caused in my personal life."

Campus COVID Shutdowns Affect Voter Registration, GOTV Efforts; Dems Hardest Hit

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 08, 2020 25 Comments

"The collapse of campus registrations could prove a major challenge to Biden"

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1313484941527838720

Michelle Obama Dishonestly Claims ‘Only a Tiny Fraction’ of BLM Protests Have Been Violent

Posted by Stacey Matthews on October 07, 2020 48 Comments

The former first lady claimed President Trump was “stoking fears about black and brown Americans” by blaming, in part, what she described as “an overwhelmingly peaceful movement for racial solidarity."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSFx7PxfVLI&feature=emb_title

Jane Fonda Says What Democrats Are Thinking: “COVID is God’s Gift to The Left” Because It May Defeat Trump

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 07, 2020 37 Comments

"I just think COVID is God's gift to the left. That's a terrible thing to say. I think it was a very difficult thing to send down to us, but it has ripped the Band-Aid off who [President Trump] is and what he stands for and what is being done to average people and working people in this country."

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1312872488511168516

Trump Thanks Supporters Outside Walter Reed With Surprise Motorcade Visit

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 04, 2020 30 Comments

Trump tweets to supporters: "I really appreciate all of the fans and supporters outside of the hospital"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN2Df3NGTqc

Staying Strong Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 04, 2020 4 Comments

All the news you may have missed.

Presidential Politics Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 03, 2020 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2j2rQrZLhY&t=82s

World Reacts to President Trump, First Lady Testing Positive for Coronavirus

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 02, 2020 2 Comments

UK's Boris Johnson: "My best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady. Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KLnvgk6Mw

Cornell ranks low in campus free speech survey, abysmal on student free expression

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 29, 2020 11 Comments

Cornell ranked 40th out of 55 schools surveyed. Cornell has a problem. The administration not only doesn't acknowledge the problem, it is a major part of the problem.