Joined by Richard Mullaney. We will discuss the florida role as a battleground state this year. Host good morning on this tuesday. We are going to begin with republicans only. How should the Senate Precedent . If you believe they should fill the seat before the election,. Ial in at 202 7488000 if you think they should wait until after the election, 202 7488001 is your number. Are 7488002 if you undecided. At 202 lso text us 7488003. Tomorrow, we will talk to democrats only. Legalould Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell move forward on the vacancy on the Supreme Court after Justice Ginsburgs death this past friday. Here is the majority leader. Hearing there is not sufficient time to examine and confirm the nominee. We can debunk this myth in about 30 seconds. Until novemberys 3 and 104 days until the end of this congress. Stevens was confirmed by the senate in 19 days. Days from start to finish. Oconnor, was day confirmed in 33 days after the nomination. Herself, it was just 42 days.
Issues are motivating voters this year and look at Political Trends to give us a clue on how the state may vote in november. Today, florida. Pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday we will take a look at North Carolina. And onay at michigan, saturday at arizona. Today we are focused on florida, aney. Oining me is rick mull must begin with what makes florida a battleground state. Aest not only is it battleground state, its the big prize. The path to the white house is through the state of florida. First of all, the electoral college. It is 29 electoral votes. We already know california comprises 55 and will go to joe biden. Texas, 38, will go to donald trump. Will go to joe biden. The 29 in florida is a big prize. Florida is a purple state. It can go either way. Twice it voted for barack obama, twice george bush, bill clinton, and last time by a narrow margin, donald trump. The history of florida is one that is close, hard to predict, consequential. Thedonald trump it is in must win cate
Is about 2 away from record territory. Blake burman at the white house. Edward lawrence in washington. We start with blake, with the latest from the president. Reporter the white house is acknowledging that it might take some time to get federal Unemployment Benefits out the door going forward. The executive order from the president 300 from the federal post, the states matching 100 if they are able to. Some state governors mentioned they cant. In any event the white house is working on this issue. In the interim, they are hoping that democrats return to the negotiating table. I cant pinpoint a timeline other than were working around the clock. We urge democrats on the hill to come back. Secretary mnuchin is willing to review any proposal because the American People deserve better than the games and partisanship they have seen from nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer and their democrat colleagues. Reporter now the president also took action suspending some collection of payroll taxes and de
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Mile. Vandalization, high crime, 100 arrested, 13 officers injured. I dont know where to start on this one but well be covering it. Because there are ramifications for the rest of the country and maybe the president ial race. Meantime, focusing at the corner of wall and broad, with the dow up 300 points. A lot is on optimism that despite the back and forth nastiness between democrats and republicans on the president s executive orders here, to go ahead and provide stimulus himself because congress was unable to do it, there is optimism that some deal will ultimately struck. It moo be ultimately close to what the president wants, there are nagging issues is it constitutionsame issues come up when republicans were saying that to barack obama when he was looking at a payroll tax cut there is a long history to president s taking these payroll tax cuts to the executive level. President george w. Bush implemented one with much democratic, you know complaining. Again i mentioned about preside