Are the Polls All Wrong About Biden?

Ghost of Mueller • “Sex-Cult” Case • Ben Carson vs. Facebook [View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( Are the Polls All Wrong About Biden? Good morning! It was a scintillating day in the Hive newsroom, dear reader. Ivanka Trump may want [another lawyer](. Mitch McConnell [took a shot at]( Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And Mohammed bin Salman is [lusting after Trump’s nukes](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, we lead with Chris Smith’s must-read dispatch from Bidenworld, where advisers are praying Joe Biden’s conspicuous indecision is actually some sort of grand strategy. And Vanessa Grigoriadis reports from the Brooklyn federal courthouse on the latest mind-melting developments in the NXIVM “sex-cult” case—featuring the Dalai Lama, a seltzer-water heiress, and Michael Avenatti. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [Joe Biden]( [“He Has Nowhere to Go but Down”: Democratic Rivals Predict Biden Would Be the Next Hillary]( By [Chris Smith]( [Biden is the front-runner, but “there’s no intensity there.” So he’s testing gimmicks (Stacey Abrams, a single term) as he runs the numbers on what critics say would be a Clinton-esque disaster.]( [“You’re Going to Tell Me Who the Lawyers Are”: Michael Avenatti, Representing Clare Bronfman in the “Sex-Cult” Case, Offers to Barter with Prosecutors]( By [Vanessa Grigoriadis]( [After Bronfman’s secrecy about her attorneys angered the judge, the NXIVM patroness had a fainting spell. Now, Avenatti is gone—but her troubles are just beginning.]( [Trump’s Financial Statements Are So Full of Lies That They Came with a Warning Label]( By [Bess Levin]( [Newly obtained documents show the brazen methods with which the president inflated and deflated his assets to banks and insurance companies.]( [Mueller’s Ghost Is Still Haunting Trumpworld]( By [Tina Nguyen]( [The fallout from the Russia probe is hardly over. For some, the legal nightmare has only just begun.]( [Ben Carson Goes Out with a Bang, Sues Facebook for Discrimination]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The tech giant said it was “surprised” by the suit, which accuses the company of illegal ad targeting.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.