08/18/2020 05:22 CDT

TRUMP INCHES CLOSER TO BIDEN IN CNN POLL; BLM MOB BEATS WHITE MAN UNCONSCIOUS; DEM CONVENTION A BORE

TODAY’S TOP TEN

TRUMP CUTS BIDEN’S LEAD IN CNN POLL

NEW CNN POLL SAYS TRUMP HAS CUT NATIONAL margin by 10 points — now only 4. Legal Insurrection.

DNC CONVENTION BRUTALLY MOCKED ONLINE: “One of the worst things that’s ever been on television.” Daily Wire.

BLM PORTLAND MOB BEATS WHITE MAN unconscious after making him crash truck. New York Post.

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR: CHICAGO KIM FOXX’S office committed “substantial abuses of discretion” in Jussie Smollett case. Breitbart.

LIBERAL MINNESOTA GOVERNOR REVERSES course and allows use of hydroxychloroquine. Real Clear Politics.

TWITTER ALLOWS MISINFORMATION ABOUT “LOCKED” mailboxes to go viral. Breitbart.

EVENING NETWORK NEWS 150 TIMES more negative of Trump than Biden. Daily Wire.

7 BIG STORIES LIBERAL MEDIA IS IGNORING because the truth might help Trump. The Federalist.

BLACKOUTS FORCE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NEWSOM to admit green energy scheme falls short. John Nolte.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DRUM MAJOR SAYS “Eyes of Texas” school song is racist. Breitbart.

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• Black Americans deserve better than BLM and 1619 Project. Corey Brooks.
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VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• O’Brien says only opponents of Israel-UAE deal are Ayatollah and Ben Rhodes. Free Beacon.
• Iowans slam media for ignoring devastating storm. Media Research Center.
• DNC offers excuses for hiding their nominee. Fox News.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• What was the Dakota uprising? Minnesota Historical Society.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@ddwiese) I will never. EVER. Vote for ANYONE who stands by silently, while innocent people are threatened and terrorized by thugs disguised as protesters. Tweet.
• (@BuckSexton) The number of reporters too stupid or dishonest to know the difference between hugely disruptive, risky universal mail in ballots and well-established absentee voting procedures should be surprising, but it’s not Many of our most ignorant Bolsheviks are journalism school grads Tweet.

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• BARACK OBAMA PRIVATELY DOUBTS WHETHER Joe Biden can pull off election victory. Daily Mail.

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BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL

• Study: Evening News 150 Times More Negative on Trump Than Biden BONGINO REPORT.