7 Things: Even Doug Jones doesn’t believe his own polling, Hunter Biden laptop story isn’t a Russian ploy, SCOTUS meddles in election law and more …

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October 20, 2020

7. Pandemic may be causing DUIs to spike

In Alabama, there’s been an increase in DUI arrests throughout parts of the state, and in Morgan County, sheriff spokesman Mike Swafford said they’ve seen a 54% increase compared to last year.
Swafford added that they believe the pandemic plays a factor in this. They’ve also seen “more cases of domestic violence, people arguing with their neighbors” that they’re saying is due somewhat to the stress of the pandemic.

6. Debate rules change … again

The mute button has worked its way into a presidential debate after all as the rules for Thursday’s debates are becoming clearer, and we will witness President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have their mics cut for two minutes each at the beginning of each round. However, this does still leave 11 minutes for the moderator and former VP to attack the president and keep him from asking Biden about what he knew about Hunter’s business dealings with America’s enemies.
For the second debate in a row, the moderator, Kristen Welker, appears to have a set of biases that have been ignored, including familial Democratic ties, previous behavior and her “deep Democrat ties.” Welker’s questions for the debate appear to omit foreign policy for what was originally scheduled as a foreign policy debate.

5. More jobs coming to Alabama

In Alabama, International Automotive Components (IAC) will be investing $55.9 million to expand two vehicle parts manufacturing facilities in Tuscaloosa and Calhoun Counties.
This expansion will create 182 new jobs. President of IAC Nick Skwait said, “Alabama was the logical choice due to its skilled workforce and proximity to the customer.”

4. ACB cannot be confirmed soon enough

With Chief Justice John Roberts casting the tying vote, the U.S. Supreme Court said election officials in Pennsylvania may accept absentee ballots received three days after the election. This move ignores the will of Pennsylvania legislators and changes how elections may be conducted in the future.
The path to confirming Supreme Court justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett has become clear. It could happen as soon as Sunday but Monday is more likely.

3. Even more information about Hunter Biden emerges

As the American media and Big Tech continue to offer nothing but dismissals and silence on the latest issues surrounding former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, new reporting shows the younger Biden did put his signature on paperwork from the Delaware computer repair shop.
Additional documents obtained by Fox News include FBI paperwork that details the bureau’s interactions with John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of The Mac Shop who reported the laptop’s contents to authorities. Fox News reporting says that the emails were legitimate after speaking to one of the people who was copied on the email. Other sources confirmed that the “the big guy” referenced in the emails is the former vice president.

2. DNI: Hunter Biden laptop story isn’t Russian disinformation

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s alleged involvement in his son’s dealings with Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings has been forced to the spotlight, but some, including U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), have attempted to disprove reports by alleging that it’s “Russian disinformation.”
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has cleared this issue up, at least, and said that in no way is the story involving Hunter Biden’s laptop “part of some Russian disinformation campaign,” and even added that “some of the people who complain the most about intelligence being politicized are the ones politicizing the intelligence.”

1. Tuberville is actually up in the polls

Recently, internal polling data showed that U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has a 1% advantage over former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama, but now, the Tuberville campaign has released their own data.
Internal polling from Tuberville shows that Jones is actually at 40%, while Tuberville leads with 55%. Another 4% are undecided or voting for another candidate. The data from Tuberville’s campaign was obtained through the Moore Information Group.