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Good Thursday morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your political playbook audio briefing.

And I'm Anna Palmer. Joe Biden's campaign is going up with a new ad, part of the $15 million

ad by this week, called Crossroads that seeks to draw a contrast between Biden and President Donald

Trump. The new ad focuses on three key issues, the economy, health care, and beating COVID-19.

It includes imagery of a priest saying a prayer next to a bed in a hospital, and a Black Lives Matter protest with predominantly white people.

It will run in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,

and Wisconsin. The ad comes as Biden and former President Barack Obama are also joining forces.

The post reports that the two are using a cinematic flourish to tease a major appearance

with Obama intended to excite Democrats and troll President Trump with the presence of his popular

predecessor. The video is also a sign of how active Obama will be and how much Biden is planning

to use his partnership with Obama during his campaign.

The playbook Ouija Board COVID relief edition. As of this writing before sunrise in Washington,

Mitch McConnell plans to unveil his COVID relief bill first thing this morning writing before sunrise in Washington, Mitch McConnell plans to

unveil his COVID relief bill first thing this morning and the Senate GOP leadership anticipates

it will have the White House's support. Remember, McConnell views his bill as a jumping off point,

the beginning of negotiations, not as a bill meant to pass. But we've been around this carousel

enough times, congressional leaders counting on the White House's support, to know that until McConnell is on the floor announcing his bill, and the White House says

we back this bill, nothing at all is a done deal. Yes, Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin and

Mark Mennow's announced an agreement in principle alongside Senators Wednesday evening, but color

us a tad bit skeptical that everything is locked up.

Doubt us? Fair. But we've learned in these nearly four years that nothing's a done deal

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