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JOE BIDEN won't win Texas.
STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING is in a state of limbo after a judge late last week ruled that the practice should be reimplemented after it was done away with in 2017. The ruling is being appealed.
Most states (all but six) have ditched the practice.
Related: Voter fraud scheme uncovered in video stings.
SPEAKERS RACE POLITICS are coming into the foreground, which means (predictably) it's been percolating in the background for some time [1 | 2].
Following the 2017 announcement that Jose Straus would relinquish the Speaker's gavel, there was a long list of candidates who filed for the job. None contented. This time around, no candidates have filed for the position.
Notice that reporting on the race, Democrats, if they manage to take secure a majority in the House, will 100% control who is nominated and win. The same should be true of Republicans.
THE NEW YORK TIMES reported over the weekend that Donald Trump listens to experts and, as a result, paid his taxes. It's shocking news.
The media is irreparably broken. To illegally disclose that Trump allegedly paid $750 in 2016 and 2017, the NYT relied on an anonymous source.
Hit the links
Anti-Second Amendment group to spend $2M
Delaware State University denies Biden was a student
Trump order shuts down racists training
Dallas County Elections awarded $15M+
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