A lot going on here but what is the significance of those big wins for the pan democrats in hong kong you know economically and otherwise this is actually quite significant because as the markets look at this was a reading of barometric reading on the overall sentiment in hong kong and how how the people really felt because Mainland China was actually quite surprised by this turn out they were actually completely surprised and blindsided because they thought that the opposition would not be as strong as they all are and react as strongly as they did because as you said this was a record turnout over 70 percent of the voters actually turned out and not to mention this is for some of the least powerful positions on the council there pretty much response for anything relating to like garbage pickup to street cleaning to Like Community labor so these are not the primary elections so its surprising that so many people turned out to vote for elections that werent at the sentiment stage and y
A very important deal i guess you could say one of the most important deals in trade ever. Its going very well but at the same time we want to see it go well and. I think it will think that president xi can make that happen and i know him and i know hed like to make it happen Chinas Ministry of commerce also commented on the call between private. And u. S. Trade representative robert litan hisor and treasury secretary Steven Nugent saying the 2 sides had reached a consensus on how to resolve some key issues and would continue to work in to come to terms on an eventual deal in hong kong the pan democrats scored big victories as they won nearly 90 percent of the 452 District Council seats in elections held sunday the election had record turnout following 6 months of protests that rock to the island now while those who support the protests not stay when not everyone is on board china. Daily published an editorial monday stating the results of sundays District Council d election marks a se
He said he wasnt going to run but the reality was he was not closing that possibility. Where are we from there, from here . About that much closer. He filed in alabama, because there was filing deadline the last state. Stuart that tipped his hand. Didnt mean he was jumping in, but some of the things you have to do . Some of the things he has to do. He still my not run. That doesnt mean he is definitely running. We do know, the stuff weve been reporting, he is dismayed by the fact that the party is being taken over by the radical left. You know, it has gone way beyond anything that, remember Hillary Clinton started running to the left when she was faced with a pry mary challenge in 2016 from Bernie Sanders. The party, nominal frontrunner is Elizabeth Warren who is so far to the left of Hillary Clinton the party will be unrecognizable. They believe, not only if she does become the nominee, looks increasingly likely biden is fading a little bit. If thee becomes the nominee, she would lose
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Conversation with Radio Host Bill press. They took part at an event at the hill center in washington, d. C. Looking at key house and senate races in the upcoming elections. Good evening, good evening. Thank you, john. It is great to see you all and it is great to welcome our friends from cspan around the world tonight to the hill center. We know we have some stiff competition tonight because it is a playoff game for the nats. Yes, go, nats. Not start me does until 8 00 p. M. So we promise, at least for the locals, to have you out in time to get home and watch the game. Andens isi want you to know that charlie cook made the ultimate sacrifice tonight. He has tickets to the game. He gave them to his son so he could join us. [applause] small price to pay. [laughter] we thank you doubly for that. Also wantsed to mention that we have a couple of exciting programs coming up. Two more exciting programs coming up. Senator Sherrod Brown joins us november 19 and susan rice, former National Secur