Including arizona, florida, michigan, North Carolina, pennsylvania and wisconsin. Were tracking each candidates road to 270 electoral votes. The number, of course, needed to win the presidency. Another big story, who will control the United States senate . A handful of races will determine that question. Were watching them all. So polls have just close in the six states with 60 electoral votes. Lets get right to it. You see right now, georgia is too early to call. Lets go to South Carolina. There is a Big Senate Race as well as the president ial. Too early to call. Were waiting for the vote there. And the president will easily carry indiana, the home state of Vice President mike pence. And lets look at virginia. It is too early to call. However, our projection is that it is a biden lead at this hour. Lets look at kentucky. Right now, too early to call. You see the first numbers were getting of the night. Vermont is too early to call. And lets look at how all this takes us on the road t
Joined by Richard Mullaney. We will discuss the florida role as a battleground state this year. Host good morning on this tuesday. We are going to begin with republicans only. How should the Senate Precedent . If you believe they should fill the seat before the election,. Ial in at 202 7488000 if you think they should wait until after the election, 202 7488001 is your number. Are 7488002 if you undecided. At 202 lso text us 7488003. Tomorrow, we will talk to democrats only. Legalould Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell move forward on the vacancy on the Supreme Court after Justice Ginsburgs death this past friday. Here is the majority leader. Hearing there is not sufficient time to examine and confirm the nominee. We can debunk this myth in about 30 seconds. Until novemberys 3 and 104 days until the end of this congress. Stevens was confirmed by the senate in 19 days. Days from start to finish. Oconnor, was day confirmed in 33 days after the nomination. Herself, it was just 42 days.
Issues are motivating voters this year and look at Political Trends to give us a clue on how the state may vote in november. Today, florida. Pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday we will take a look at North Carolina. And onay at michigan, saturday at arizona. Today we are focused on florida, aney. Oining me is rick mull must begin with what makes florida a battleground state. Aest not only is it battleground state, its the big prize. The path to the white house is through the state of florida. First of all, the electoral college. It is 29 electoral votes. We already know california comprises 55 and will go to joe biden. Texas, 38, will go to donald trump. Will go to joe biden. The 29 in florida is a big prize. Florida is a purple state. It can go either way. Twice it voted for barack obama, twice george bush, bill clinton, and last time by a narrow margin, donald trump. The history of florida is one that is close, hard to predict, consequential. Thedonald trump it is in must win cate
And were back this week. Bar we continue the washington with journals series on battlegrount states with this election this Election Year with ged political reporters and analysts on the ground. Were examine whats changed since 2016, what issues are motivating voters this year and take a look at recent Political Trends that could give us clues on how the state might vote in. November. We talked about wisconsin. Today florida. At nor and then pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday, well take a look at north carolina, then friday , michigan and saturday arizona. Today our focus is florida and joining us is rick, director of the Public Policy institute at jacksonville university. Ound lets begin with what makes florida a battleground state. F d it is the big prize, the path of the white house is through the l state of florida. Its 29 electoral votes. If you look at the four biggest in the country, we already know that california with the big prize of 55 is going to go to joe biden, texas
I write mostly comic novels. We have written seven or eight of those. This book is a memoir probably the only memoir i will never write. I dont have that much to say. May be going out on thin i. C. E. I dont think i will write another book than this one in part because it is so singular in nature. About two Extraordinary People who provided me with some amazing material for a book. Host what was it like to write the book . I sat down shortly after i buried my father last year i woke up in the morning with no intention of writing a book and started writing a book and i wrote a in 40 days. Was accidental there was no biblical collusion but when i looked at the calendar i saw 40 days had lapsed. I work hard to on my writing. It wrote a lot of it itself but we pretty much poured out. Host were you surprised at what poured out . Yes. I think the first sentence read Something Like im not sure how this book is going to turn out. I was indeed surprised at how it turned out. Host thats exactly