Members to stay home and cast their votes in the upcoming leadership election. Me up with. We will not see changes at the top. Kevin mccarthy, steves scalise, that is staying the same. The action is on the democratic side. We are not seeing any changes at the top. Of nancyy long run clyburn that is all continuing into a 16th year. Remarkably long run. Each of those three is 80 years old or older. The House Democrats will think about eventual changeover; we dont know when that will happen. Nancy pelosi said she would only run for two more terms. She has backed away from that. Demand fromtup younger members to move up. Secondary races are getting organized. Race will be for assistant speaker, Katherine Clark of massachusetts, centrist the member from rhode island ; the winner would be in line to get the number two job in the democratic caucus, behind Hakim Jeffries of new york city, unopposed to remain the number 4 job, caucus chairman. Thought briefly about challenging. He decided to st
Century on to the point we asked trump all by how divided is the United States. Thanks very much for joining us my guests today here in the studio are Soraya Sarhaddi nelson from k c w radio maine who says the results show how disconnected American Voters are for be jhumpa and from politicians pollsters and journalists. Also with us is mostly secret freelance journalist and currently a fellow at the American Academy here in burlington he argues that a deadly pandemic months of racial upheaval and scandal after scandal have done little to diminish trumps popularity polls and a warm welcome to to Matthew Carney chief europe correspondent for. Politico who believes whoever wins in the end says the result shows that neither candidate its all policy has a clear convincing monday. Thank you all 3 for being here great stuff id like to begin with you sariah america has voted to walk one leading financial broadsheet cold a bitch us election that resolves little but seems like an option fed desc
Organization, talks about the biotech industry and how it is helping to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Also the fulcrum editorinchief David Hawkings joins us to discuss how the results of the november election will influence the next congress. Host good morning, everyone. As coronavirus cases spike across the country, governors are putting in place new restrictions on businesses and gatherings. As decisions, president elect biden yesterday called on congress to act on more Economic Relief for americans. They have 14 days. Do you agree or disagree . If you are unemployed, dial in at 202 7488000. If you are a Small Business owner or employee, 202 7488001. If you are an essential worker, 202 7488002. All others, call us at 202 7488003. You can also text us at that same number or go to twitter cspanwj and post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. The Associated Press headline this morning pandemic politics lead bc in gridlock. D. C. In gridlock as the virus searches. Wants nancy pelosi
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Against the Electoral College. It is useful because it lays out all of the common arguments for it as well. Which is helpful for allowing each person to make up their mind about what they think about this institution genuinely speaking. I do a whole week on this americansry few understand the full extent of the process. If you take a course on the american presidency should probably walk away understanding how this process is used to select how our chief executive officer works. Also because of how it structures have elections turns out. Just like how we started our discussion on president ial nominations by talking about the history and processes and a deep dive into the process rules, the rule nominations today. We should start a president ial election the same way by taking on how we select a president. Youre reading for this week was George C Edwards book on why the Electoral College is bad for america. It is in its third edition, after all. In the book, edwards explains how the El