Outcome of the election now hinges on 4 states where mainly postal votes are being tallied. In other news the u. N. Calls for an immediate deescalation intentions ethiopias Prime Minister calls in troops into the tikrit province following in attack on a military base. Welcome to the program democratic candidate joe biden is now just 6 Electoral College votes away from the u. S. Presidency after flipping michigan and wisconsin which donald trump now really won 4 years ago biden now has a total of 264 Electoral College votes while donald trump has 214 now remember the magic number to become president is 270 here in yellow you can see the state still in play nevada in the western georgia and North Carolina in the south and up there in the northeast as pennsylvania powers lot of legal action in several states over the votes still being counted well lets look at Georgia State stream really close race there doldrums initial lead has been steadily falling most of the remaining votes are from
Action in 2020. I am rebecca, director of George Washington university is a different data, democracy and politics. Im pleased to welcome you to our conference. Today, we have the opportunity too speak to a number of renowned experts, academics, journals, medical and Public Health professionals, as well as grass roots activists about how the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped digital communication, campaigning and activism and lead up to one of the most consequential elections in this nations history. We will discuss the challenges of Fact Checking political claims in real time. The targeting and impacts of disinformation on communities of color. Potential postelection violence being organized online, and much, much more. However, before we begin our first panel, i would like to invite you to watch a few remarks from George Washington universitys president. Sue met good morning. I am president of the George Washington university. I am pleased to welcome you to todays events. Posted by g
North carolina Gubernatorial Debate produced in association with the North Carolina association of broadcasters Educational Foundation and umc tv. We introduce the candidates tonight, the governor of North Carolina democrat roy cooper. And the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina republican dan we should note that this debate tonight is happening of course during a critical time for our state, the covid pandemic. Many North Carolina people have died of the virus. Many are ill. Our prayers go out to the families involved. In fact, you will probably notice several physical precautions tonight inside the studio to help ensure safety against covid19 spread, including the fact theres no Live Audience in the studio tonight. Only the two candidates, the moderator, and some studio technicians. And in fact, in just the last 12 hours, everybody in the building and in the studio tonight has tested negative for covid19. We quickly want to review the rules of the debate tonight. It will last one h
Afternoon of the president very simple question would foreignpolicy figure prominently or at all in the election and are three panelists and myself included knew the answer to the question before he began. Not so today. The question we posed will american democracy survive november 3 and beyond is unanswerable. Maybe overly dramatically rendered but they are simply too many unknowns in too many uncertainties and fears about the consequences of this election. F however there also hopes. Rachel kleinfeld is written and i would put myself in agreement on this reflecting the fact that for many its hard to imagine that the u. S. Will find a way to muddle through and argued on sunday that well definitely muddle through and then some. Let me quote what he said. Meanwhile the scenarios that have been spun out in reputable publications where trump induces republican state legislatures te overrule the clear outcome in their states or militia violence intimidate the Supreme Court into vacating a
On behalf of delaware public media and center for political communication, welcome to delaware debates 2020. Delaware debate is supported by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and we appreciate the backing of the university of delawares college of arts and sciences and office of the provost and university president. We appreciate the candidates participation during the coronavirus pandemic this year for the first time to protect , everyone as much as possible, we are holding debate virtually. The candidates are online from their own locations and we, here in the studio, have been following all precautions prescribed by Health Officials and by the university. Because of the pandemic, there is no Live Audience in the studio. As we all have learned in the pandemic, technology can be challenging, so i ask you for your patience if we do experience some glitches. This debate features candidates in the race for delawares governor. Joining me, Sophia Schmidt who covers the state