Mid-Day Update： September 10, 2024
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Summary
A new report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty shows a loophole in Wisconsin election law may spell trouble for the 2020 election. Author and China expert Gordon Chang says Americans and the world need to start preparing for what might be coming.
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Hello everybody, I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Tuesday, September 10th.
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At 9pm tonight, President Trump will square off against Kamala Harris on ABC for their first debate.
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It's the only debate the two have scheduled and it comes at a critical point
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as the polls show a neck-and-neck race with just eight weeks until Election Day.
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While Kamala Harris has been locked and shuttered down for the last week preparing for the debate,
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Trump campaign spokesperson Danielle Alvarez telling ABC this morning
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that Trump, quote, does not do traditional debate prep
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and reiterated that he has been campaigning and engaging in policy discussion instead.
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A new report out from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
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shows a loophole in Wisconsin elections may spell big trouble.
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The report shows that more than 140,000 Wisconsinites can vote in the 2024 election
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without proving their identity by self-identifying as, quote,
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Through this loophole, voters can receive an absentee ballot
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The indefinitely confined exception has skyrocketed since 2016
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when approximately 66,000 voters registered under the status.
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when clerks in the Democratic strongholds encouraged voters to exploit the loophole
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to circumvent Wisconsin voter ID requirements in 2020,
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a practice that was later rebuked unanimously by the Supreme Court.
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Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the state by just over 20,000 votes
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in a swing of around 48,000 votes to the Democrats from the 2016 election
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Something's going on in Wisconsin, and we should be weary of it.
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Be sure to join us for today's episode of The Great America Show.
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We are joined by author and China expert Gordon Chang.
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Gordon is sounding the alarm on China's recently increased aggression.
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He said Americans and the world need to start preparing for what might be to come.
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Be sure to follow me on Twitter at JohnFawcettNY
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