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Sen. Mcconnell good afternoon, everyone. We just had our leadership elections for the Leadership Team for the next two years. Going, even to get though there is some suspense about whether we will be in a majority or not, which will be answered in georgia on january 5. We have one member of our team that is brandnew, senator rick scott from florida. I will call on my members for a couple words and we will take a couple questions and see you again after lunch. Jump in. Thank you, leader. Congratulations to you and all members of our Leadership Team. This is a terrific Leadership Team and wonderful, very diverse conference. We have some great new members. We are excited to get to work to take on the challenges that face the american people. I think the election made it very clear that people across this country reject the agenda that was put forward by the democrats. If you look at the defund the police movement, the Green New Deal movement, all those things, it was pretty clear voters a
We are ready to get going even though theres suspense whether we will be in the majority or not which will be answered in georgia on january 5th. We have a member of our team that is brandnew, senator rick scott from florida, i will call on each of my members to take questions and see you again after that. Congratulations to you and members of the Leadership Team, a terrific Leadership Team and a wonderful conference and we have great new members, excited to get to work to take on the challenges, the election made it very clear across the country reject the agenda put forward by the democrats, defund the police movement, the Green New Deal, all those things, clear that voters across this country said we dont want anything to do with that which is why i believe we had winds in the house and why people will support a divided government by giving us the majority in the United States senate so we have a Terrific Team to work with and got our leadership elections done and the team is ready
Ill hop of here and let everybody get started. Thank you so. All right. Well, good evening or hello, whatever time of day youre watching this. Ive got a brief power point im going to use to get into this book. Its based on academic study presented in a nonacademic manner. That was my job as a collaborator. I have been studying this science for a little over a decade and written an earlier book on it, as ill mention. So my job was to keep my co lab to keep it for a lay audience. Before i get into the book i discovered a very interesting study done by the democratic fund, their voter study group, that is actually an examination of attitudes in america of authoritarianism, and i will define authoritarianism for us. We could spend i could do a whole book on that subject alone. But i think most people have a pretty good idea what it is. Larry diamond at stanford shared this information with me and its fascinating. Americans are overwhelmingly love their quote democracy, but that overwhelmin
In spartanburg South Carolina. Im anyone, evening anchor and tonights conversation will be live streamed in broadcast on our next door Network Across the carolinas as well as our partner station w multix in columbia. Many of you turned in this evening to watch the candidates for u. S. Senate in their second debate read both campaigns agreed to the form of that debate this Week Campaign staff for democratic challenger Jamie Harrison at the incumbent senator Lindsey Graham be tested for covid. The senator was tested last friday. In a Statement Released yesterday afternoon Harrison Campaign wrote i cannot responsibly debate in person tomorrow night and allowed politics to put my family , on my campaign staff, senator grahams staff and members of the media at unnecessary risk. The Graham Campaign responded , Mister Harrison is demanding special treatments. If Mister Harrison is not able to interact with South Carolina and on the sameterms they live their lives he should not be there senato