6 Big Election Hits by Marc Elias, Democrats' Recount King

Plus: Election Results Point to a Political Change Occurring Among Young Blacks

Nov 15, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where many eyes are on the election recounts in Florida. Democrats have brought in their big gun, as Fred Lucas reports. Young black Americans are beginning to see things differently, Star Parker writes. Ivanka Trump joins in as conservatives keep Jack Kemp's flame alive. Our Troy Worden was there. Plus: The Heritage Foundation's budget and economics team on a responsibility test for Congress, Rachel Greszler on a tax position she shares with the left's new star, and Dennis Prager on the rise of "age identity."     News 6 Big Election Hits by Marc Elias, Democrats' Recount King Marc Elias has a history of turning Democrats who lost on election night into winners after recounts. Now he's representing Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., during a Florida recount. More Commentary Election Results Point to a Political Change Occurring Among Black Young Adults Either we have a fluke in this year's midterms or some kind of change in political thinking is taking hold among young African-Americans. More Commentary New Report Confirms Our Military's Strength Has Eroded Collectively, the nation's military—Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps—is the smallest it has been since the start of World War II. More News Conservatives Continue to Honor Jack Kemp's Legacy Nearly a Decade After His Death Conservative leaders gather to posthumously salute Jack Kemp—one of the conservative movement's most outspoken advocates of economic freedom—and honor his present-day followers. More Commentary Congress Considers Voting Away Its Budget Obligations Congress should be using the lame-duck session to do meaningful work. Unfortunately, it's doing the opposite: seeking to cut its future workload while leaving long-term problems unresolved. More Analysis Podcast: Our Military Would Face Real Risks in Conflict With China, Russia "The U.S. military could suffer unacceptably high casualties and loss of major capital assets in its next conflict. It might struggle to win, or perhaps lose, a war against China or Russia," a new report states. More Commentary I Agree With Ocasio-Cortez: Tax Subsidies for Select Corporations Are Wrong Amazon shouldn't receive millions of dollars in targeted tax subsidies. More Commentary If Gender Is Subjective, Makes Sense Age Should Be, Too If feelings determine sex, why don't feelings determine age? If we are to regard sex as "assigned" at birth, why don't we regard age as "assigned" at birth? More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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