Democrats have long dominated the election ground game, but could a new change to an old law level the playing field for the GOP? I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Friday, June 21st, in this, This Morning Wire. The Ten Commandments will now be displayed in every public school classroom across Louisiana.

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As we approach this summer's Republican and Democrat Conventions, both parties in their campaign are starting to gear up their ground games. Democrats have long held an advantage in that area, but a new tweak to an old law might be giving Republicans a chance to even up the odds. Here to discuss the legal change and how the Trump camp hopes to use it is Daily Wire contributor David Marcus. Hey, Dave. So what exactly has changed here?

Morning, John. On March 20th, a federal elections commission advisory opinion came out that allows corporations, nonprofits, and some dark money organizations to contribute more directly to a federal campaign. The action was brought by Democratic groups, including the Elias Law Group, but the Trump campaign has been quick to take advantage. According to reporting in the Bullwork, Team Trump has reached out to three dozen outside conservative groups to help the campaign's ground game to the tune of $100 million and over 3,000 canvassers. James Blair, who heads up the field operation for Trump, says, We're going to beat them at their own game. They think they're helping themselves. They're actually helping us. This is a big infusion of potential cash and could get a lot of doors knocked on for Republicans.

Why is the ground game so vital in this presidential election? And can this new policy really reverse the Democrats' advantage?

Well, one of the things that we've stressed quite a bit about this election, John, is that it will be decided by a very small group of people in a very small group of states. And that's where a targeted ground game can really be effective in getting those specific individuals out where you need them. While these paid on the ground efforts have always been important in modern elections with weeks of early voting, in many cases, it's not just one bite at the election day apple. The ability for these outside conservative groups to help the effort will the Trump campaign, no doubt about it. But money only takes you so far, and it remains to be seen if Republicans have the organizing ability to take full advantage of this influx of funds.

Funding is one thing, organization, another. Who are some of the groups that will be helping out, and how much of it will they control as opposed to just giving the Trump campaign or RNC money?

We're talking about organizations like America First Works and Turning Point Action, which is the direct political arm of TPUSA. Trump spoke for that group last week at their conference in Detroit. The way the new rule is structured, these groups will have to do a lot of the work by themselves, as opposed to Joe Biden's campaign-funded in-house efforts that are tightly controlled. That having been said, there are young Conservatives like Scott Pressler and others who have focused on voter registration and ground game much more than older Republicans have in the past. There's reason to think some of that could have success.

Finally, there was some rare good news in the polling for Joe Biden this week, and from a somewhat unlikely source. What did we see there?

Fox News' latest poll had the President with a two-point lead over Donald Trump, 50 to 48%. This represents a three-point swing to Biden since May when Trump's trial and conviction took place. It's also the first lead that Biden has had in this particular poll since last October. This could be owing to some small optics and certain economic indicators or conceivably to Trump's conviction, though his numbers have stayed steady at about 50% for months. It's more Biden who fluctuates. This is only one poll, and Fox has actually had this race super tight the whole time. That didn't stop Donald Trump from reacting in a statement saying that the Fox poll is trash, that it oversamples Democrats unfairly. The next few weeks of polling, especially after the debate on the 27th, will let us know whether this is a canary in a coal mine or just an odd outlier.

A lot hinging on that upcoming debate. Dave, thanks for joining us.

Thanks for having me.

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The state of Louisiana will require a copy of the Ten Commandments posted in every public school classroom from kindergarten through college. Governor Jeff Landry signed the bill this week, making Louisiana the only state in the country to make such a requirement. Daily Wire reporter Tim pierce is here to talk about it. Hey, Tim, so what can you tell us about this new law?

It requires a poster of the Ten Commandments displayed in the words of the law in a large, easily readable font in all public classrooms. Each poster must also have a context statement that explains that the Commandments had been an important part of American education until only very recently. Here's Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry explaining more about the law this week.

Because if you want to respect the rule of law, you got to start from the original law giver, which was Moses.

Amen. All right.

The law also seems to encourage the display of documents important to the history of the United States, such as the Mayflower Our Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Northwest Ordinance. Those are not required under the law, though, and all the displays will be paid for through private donations without the use of taxpayer funds. In addition to this bill, the governor signed several other education-related pieces of legislation, one of which bars classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in most cases.

Now, Louisiana is the only state to have this requirement on the books at the moment, but where else are we seeing this type of bill being considered?

Lawmakers in states such Texas, Oklahoma, and Utah have recently considered versions of this bill, but none passed. Much of the hesitation here is due to questions over the legality of these types of laws. Landry himself admitted that Louisiana is likely to be challenged in court over this bill. He told a group of Republicans in Tennessee on Saturday that he, Can't wait to be sued. The legal question here is over the Constitution's establishment clause that says the Congress can make no law respecting an establishment of religion. Conservatives generally say that this clause applies to the establishment of a national religion by the federal government. Progressives take a much wider interpretation, however, and generally argue the clause restricts any government from appearing to promote any religious message for religious reasons. The legal history, though, is somewhat messy. The Supreme Court has banned Ten Commandment displays in certain places and approved others over the motivation behind them.

Now, what's the reaction been to this new law? We've already got at least one lawsuit, correct?

Right. Unsurprisingly, the state has been sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, which announced this lawsuit Thursday. And many other groups have pledged to follow up with their own. And Republicans in Louisiana are under attack by Democrats in the media as well. Here's Democratic consultant and Louisiana native, James Carville on CNN.

It's one of the dumbest waste of time I've ever seen in my life.

The schools in Louisiana traditionally have ranked very low in the rankings of schools in America. It's gone up, I think free K through 12 has gone a little bit in recent years, but not that much.

Governor Edwards, John Bell, did a great job. I mean, he got us off the bottom, but Governor Landry's intent on putting us back on the bottom, it seems like.

But Landry has gotten a lot of support, too. Here's First Liberty attorney Matt Kraus.

Whether it's history, whether it's law, whether it's media, whether it's education, the Ten Commandments has been present and prevalent in all of those arenas since the founding of our country. While there is certainly a religious nature to that, the Ten Commandments, more than anything, have that rich history and tradition in American law.

So we will likely see a lot more about this bill in the future.

Yeah, I'm sure we will. Tim, thanks for reporting.

Good to be on.

As Clark gets inside and has the first two-fourths of the night. Clark on the hesitation. Clark with a big shot. It's Clark finding Boston. Clark gets freed up from up top. W NBA standout rookie, Kaitlyn Clarke, continues to make headlines after not making the US women's basketball Olympic team. We're joined today by David Cohn from Crane & Company. Hey, Dave. So Kaitlyn Clarke is really a media sensation, yet it seems other players in her league are attempting to diminish her success and take maybe cheap shots at her on the court. Is this actually the case?

Well, to begin, let's take a look at the timeline. So Kaitlyn Clarke is only two months removed from breaking the all-time scoring mark in women's collegiate basketball and playing for a national championship. She was then immediately drafted, number one overall in the WMBA, and thrust into game action on the league's worst team. If this were football, a player would have eight months of offseason to prepare for their professional debut. So Kaitlyn enters the league with more hype than we've ever seen, and she's competing against many of the same young women she battled against in college. Angel Reece of LSU is a prominent example. As for the cheap shots, yes, several of these fouls have been egregiously intentional. Others are acceptable within the scope of a basketball game, but they still go viral because Kaitlyn Clarke has become a superstar.

It seems odd that WNBA players in a league that's never turned a profit financially, aren't fully embracing Clarke as a healthy addition to their organization.

There does seem to be, even apart from the fouls we discussed, a negative demeanor towards Kaitlyn from many seasoned veterans. Now, obviously, race has been brought up many times in this discussion over the last few weeks, given that Kaitlyn Clarke is white. But keep in mind, there are many white WMBA players. I suspect the reasoning is multifaceted. Yes, she is white in a league that is 64% black. But more importantly, she really doesn't share any of the, how would you say, intersectional qualities that this league has typically promoted.

Kaitlyn has officially been left off the US women's Olympic team. Was she snupped?

Great question. The reason given for Kaitlyn not being a part of the team in Paris is that she's not one of the 12 best players in the WMBA, and that is a legitimate argument that may be true. However, 42-year-old Diana Tarasi made the team despite having worse stats than Kaitlyn Clarke in almost every consequential category. So clearly, exceptions to that reasoning are allowed. Then again, as we just mentioned, intersectionality. Diana Tarassi is married to a woman, and she has the full support of the WMBA as an organization.

It seems like a missed opportunity financially for Clarke to be excluded from the team. Do you know the current financials of the League.

Oh, yes. Kaitlyn Clarke has caused a profound boon in viewership. Her game with the Indiana Fever against Angel Reese, who we mentioned of the Chicago Sky, drew an average viewership of 2.2 million on CBS Sports. That's League's most watched game on any network in 23 years. According to WMBA officials, there are approximately 400,000 fans that attended games in May. That's the most through the first month of a season in 26 years. More than half of all the games that month were sellouts, an increase of 156% from last season. Games airing on ESPN, CBS, they're averaging 1.3 million viewers. That's almost three times higher than last year. Even the merchandise is up. The WMBAstore. Com has seen an increase of 756% in sales. Yet, John, despite these highs, the league is still expected to lose $50 million this year.

All right, so even Kaitlyn Clarke might not be able to turn that around.

If they don't embrace her, no.

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