Infuriates his opponents. most of the more radical bolsonaro supporters, they believe that lula is a communist and he will install a communist dictatorship. but bolsonaro is some way from power. on new year s eve, this photo emerged of him eating a kfc in florida. he d left brazil the day before, on new year s day, in brasilia, while lula was sworn in as president. which brings us to sunday s riots. tensions years in the making had burst into full view. just as they did in quite different ways at the us capitol two years ago. i think, in many ways, oddly enough, the united states and now brazil are somewhat bellwethers of the very modern challenges democracy faces globally. and so, while this is a story specific to brazil, there is a broader truth here. that if politicians repeatedly tell their supporters that the electoral system is broken, in the end, some are going to believe them and act on it.
General mills, what are we expecting to see? what will that tell us about the economy? these are key readings on the consumer economic bellwethers. we know people are still snacking and eating cereal, even though prices have increased. it s a high inflation environment. where are they cutting? that s what makes nike and fedex reports so important. with nike, people, are they continuing to cut their spending on sneakers and apparel? which has been happening all year. in the case of fedex, are people buying as many things for the holidays? they reported results last quarter that disappointed. they talked about waning demand in a slowing macroeconomic environment. nike discounting merchandise and
That close but as a theirett cal idea, that s possible. scarily, i don t want to put that into the universe but sure, it s possible. we ve had election week in america before. many times. you were talking about, it is the magic of counting the votes, the gift of democracy that we get to count the votes. i know you view it that way. as someone who knows the state so well, when you have something like this, surprisingly high turnout. is there a county or two that you use as your own? i look at every state. there is a swing county here, a swing county there, quirky counties in some states. do you have a county or two that you watch as your own bellwethers? i probably look at fayette right now. the thing about most of our counties, they are pretty red or pretty blue. there is very few that are kind of a mixed bag. but you have what i call the
Diode counties. augusta, richmond, pretty democratic but has a suburban republican. you look at how they turn out together. that can give you some pretty good bellwethers to look at. you were talking to kaitlan earlier. you said she had strong feelings about the university of georgia bulldogs. i do, too. i kept it neutral. i didn t say how she felt about the university of georgia. i think viewers are familiar with her alabama tides. we really appreciate everything you do. the fate for voter integrity and to defeat the lies and conspiracies. if i can say one more thing on that front. whoever loses needs to concede. whoever wins needs to realize they represent everybody. that s how you restore faith in the american system. amen to that. the race could tighten at any moment as more votes come
National security issue at our borders is affecting americans all over the country. i think what i have heard as i have had a great opportunity to campaign across the country with great republican candidates and incumbent governors. republican governors have out performed democrat governors, economic growth, safety, education, standing up for the rights that we know and need to protect. i think every state is saying we want a republican governor. i think we ll see so many states that have had long-time democrat governors all of a sudden flip. i have my eyes on new york and oregon as the bellwethers. those will be tight races. get out and vote. it is time to express dissatisfaction and hope for a different future. bill: want a play a clip as we watch j.d. vance in cincinnati. kevin mccarthy was in your state last night. virginia two, southeastern corner. mccarthy believes that the republican wins and the republicans have taken the