Daily Standard: Breaking Down the Senate Midterms

[View this as website]( [SUBSCRIBE - Get Print and Full Digital]( [daily standard header] Monday, September 17, 2018 [Breaking Down the Senate Midterms]( Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, chief elections analyst David Byler discusses the latest on [his SwingSeat model]( with host Charlie Sykes regarding the GOP's chances of retaining the Senate this fall. [Read More]( [Kellyanne Conway Says Kavanaugh Accuser 'Should Not Be Ignored']( Is Trump's adviser going rogue, or have we seen this show before? [Read More]( [Advantage: Kim Jong-un]( What to expect from Tuesday's summit between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in. [Read More]( [The Elephant in the Sacristy, Revisited]( Catholic scandals past and present. [Read More]( [Competitors and Adversaries]( To no one’s surprise, Russia is the main suspect in the mysterious attacks on U.S. diplomatic personnel in Cuba. [Read More]( [Can Ben Sasse Actually Drain the Swamp?]( Analyzing the senator's ethics reform package. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [TWS CRUISE 2017 FALL]( Afternoon Links Co-branded diapers are stupid. The New York Post is reporting that Pampers has pulled some Sesame Street characters from its diapers. Of course,[it’s about gender politics](. But the real question is: Why should infants and toddlers care about what cartoons are on their underpants? Most diaper wearers don’t even have object permanence, let alone the ability to distinguish who is on their poop collectors. I quit! That’s what Vontae Davis told the Buffalo Bills at halftime[during Sunday’s game]( against the Chargers. Chris Collins to remain on ballot. The embattled New York congressman, one of the first to endorse President Trump,[will remain on the November ballot]( despite being under indictment for insider trading. Elon Musk dares man to sue him. Man sues him. It’s like that meme where the stabbed man[asks]( “what are you going to do, stab me?”[Yes](. It will not surprise you… to find that the Trump children are not taking the claims of sexual assault by Judge Brett Kavanaugh seriously. The next week is going to be critical for the future of the Kavanaugh nomination, and all eyes will be on the actions of Kavanaugh, his accuser, the administration, the media, and those whose job it is to give him an up or down vote.[And here’s DJTJ](. And totally unqualified federal appointee Lynne Patton is[there with the assist]( as was Don Jr.'s girlfriend, former Fox personality Kimberly Guilfoyle. Disgraceful. Did Brett Kavanaugh’s mom cost his accuser her childhood home? Well, despite[some “reports” to that effect]( no. As the Examiner’s[Becket Adams writes]( her family still owns this house decades later. —Jim Swift, deputy online editor. Please feel free to send us comments, thoughts and links to dailystandard@weeklystandard.com. —30— ADVERTISEMENT [Free Luggage Tag]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe from this List]( [Update Subscription Preferences]( The Weekly Standard | [1152 15th Street NW Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005](