How Trump could pull off another upset

 https://www.axios.com/trump-upset-biden-2020-election-da37cdd6-1b96-4377-9584-9df9f2554055.html

 It feels like August of 2016 all over again. Polls show Donald Trump losing big. Pundits proclaim he can't win. Reporters sneer at Trump voters on Twitter and cable. 

Why it matters: There are several signs that should give the Trump-is-toast self-assured pause.

• He’s doing better in some swing-state polls than he was at this point in 2016. And his floor of support holds strong, regardless of what he says or does. 
• Not only is the stock market on fire, but a lot of blue-collar workers in building, plumbing and other manual crafts are doing quite well, too.

Trump’s big bet is that there are a lot of working class voters, especially in rural areas, who did not vote in 2016 but will this time.

 His other bet is that months of dumping on Joe Biden, often with lies or wild hyperbole, will do what he did to Hillary Clinton: Make the Democratic nominee seem slightly more unpalatable than himself.

SE Cupp on Trump speech: Behind the curtain, things are bad

Sheldon Silver at upstate prison some inmates call coronavirus death camp

https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/sheldon-silver-is-at-upstate-prison-with-covid-19-worries/

 “These are people who are elderly with serious underlying conditions and it’s just mind-boggling that the prison is not adhering to the US attorney general’s directives,” said Neal Sher, a Manhattan lawyer who has been lobbying for the “compassionate release” of three elderly inmates. “The real threat is that this is a death sentence.”

One prisoner who Sher wants released is Mendel Epstein, a 75-year-old New Jersey Orthodox rabbi who is obese and has high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and impaired kidney function.

“His heart health remains in precarious condition, necessitating multiple medications daily and rendering him incredibly susceptible to illness,” wrote Sher in a May letter to the Bureau of Prisons seen by The Post.

In 2015, Epstein was convicted along with two other Orthodox rabbis of the kidnapping and torture of Jewish men to force them to grant religious divorces or “gets.” His release date is in 2024, according to public records.

Shields and Brooks on Trump’s RNC message, the politics of protests

Meacham On The DNC And The RNC: Patriotism Vs. Propaganda | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

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Judith Miller: Democrats and Republicans spread fear, warn of disaster if opposing party wins White House

 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/republican-democratic-conventions-judith-miller

 Whether the ploy works depends on what many Americans fear most — disorder or the coronavirus pandemic

“Be afraid, be very afraid.” As a political independent who closely followed both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, I felt that fear was the underlying theme of both. While there were moments of eloquence and inspirational joy at each gathering, the number of upbeat messages paled in comparison to the harsh attacks and negative warnings issued by both sides.

Republicans CRUSHED Democrats In Ratings, Trump Black Support SKYROCKETS Hinting Trump Reelection

Trump touts online viewership for GOP convention after trailing in TV ratings

 https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514254-trump-touts-online-viewership-for-gop-convention-blew-away-the-dnc

 President Trump on Saturday touted online viewership for the Republican National Convention after his speech drew a smaller TV audience than Joe Biden's address, with the GOP saying total viewership across TV and online for its event surpassed that of the Democratic convention.

Republicans said Friday that 147.9 million people watched the four-day GOP convention, which culminated Thursday night with the president's speech on the South Lawn of the White House. By comparison, Biden's campaign said last week that the Democratic convention drew around 122 million total viewers.

 

Trump blames media after DNC tops RNC in TV ratings

 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-blames-media-dnc-tops-rnc-tv-ratings/story?id=72701391

 In a series of tweets Saturday morning, President Donald Trump targeted news outlets for correctly reporting that the Republican National Convention and his speech accepting the nomination were beat in TV ratings by the Democratic National Convention and Joe Biden's speech a week earlier.

 Trump’s speech at the RNC Thursday night drew 23.4 million viewers compared with Biden’s speech, which drew 24.6 million, according to Nielson ratings. Overall, the average viewership for all four nights of the conventions were also higher for Democrats than Republicans. The RNC had an average 19.4 million viewers while the DNC averaged 21.6 million, according to the data.

The Final Night Of The RNC Kept Fact-Checkers Busy - Day That Was | MSNBC

William Barr Ordered Fox News To Muzzle Trump Critic On Their Network

This Could Become A Superspreader Event, Says Reporter | Morning Joe | MSNBC

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Continued Slowing of the Mail & his Connection to Michael Cohen