08/11/2020 05:14 CDT

POLLS CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN AS BIDEN BURROWS DEEPER INTO HIS BASEMENT; 59 PERCENT BELIEVE HE WOULDN’T FINISH A FULL TERM; TRUMP COOL AS SHOOTER SCARE HITS WHITE HOUSE

TODAY’S TOP TEN

CAN BIDEN REALLY HIDE HIS WAY TO VICTORY?

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS CHARADE of a campaign Joe Biden is running? Victor Davis Hanson.

PRESIDENT TRUMP METHODICALLY INCHING UP in polls ahead of conventions. The Federalist.

59 PERCENT BELIEVE BIDEN UNLIKELY TO FINISH a four-year term in the White House. Rasmussen Reports.

SENATOR RON JOHNSON SUBPOENAS FBI director Wray for all Crossfire Hurricane documents. Daily Caller.

TRUMP ESCORTED OUT OF WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING, returns to say there was a shooting outside. Fox News.

JOE BIDEN TOUTS CATHOLIC FAITH A MONTH after vowing to crack down on nuns. Elle Reynolds.

TRUMP SLAMS NEBRASKA SENATOR SASSE for “foolishness” after criticism of executive orders. National Review.

MICHIGAN GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER’S VIRTUE signaling can’t hide her lockdown failures. The Federalist.

TWITTER APPEARS TO CENSOR JOE ROGAN EPISODE with gender expert who defies liberal narrative. The Federalist.

LANCE ARMSTRONG’S TEXAS BIKE SHOP CANCELS contract with Austin police to appease mob. TheBlaze.

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COMMENTARY WORTH READING

• CNN’s media critic clueless about own network. David Marcus.
• Why you shouldn’t tell anyone, including pollsters, about your vote. Kyle Sammin.
• New York City’s downward spiral. Kyle Smith.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• AG Barr: The American people are being lied to by the media about the riots. Media Research Center.
• Janice Dean: Cuomo has blamed everyone but himself for virus deaths in NY. Fox News.
• TV news networks spin Biden as a “moderate.” Media Research Center.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• Couple married 80 years both celebrate 100th birthdays. Breitbart.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@kevincorke) We don’t run, we don’t move to Canada, we don’t cower in silence. We stand up and fight for our country with every ounce of our being and yes, we vote. Our country (flaws and all) is worth it. Have a great week. #Liberty Tweet.
• (@MrAndyNgo) The BLM-inspired rioting and looting in Chicago happened because people on social media falsely claimed CPD had killed a black child. America is quickly becoming like the third world where mere online rumors mobilizes violent mobs. Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

• EX-COLLEAGUES SEE DURHAM DROPPING INDICTMENTS before Labor Day. Real Clear Investigations.

BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL

• Dems to Biden: Pick a Black Female VP “Or Else” BONGINO REPORT.