Watch tv this weekend on cspan2. Democrats need to pick up four seats in the november election to win a majority in the u. S. Senate. According to the Cook Political Report 15 of the 35 senate races are considered competitive including the contest in colorado. Republican incumbent Senator Cory Gardner and democratic candidate John Hickenlooper took part in a televised debate from Colorado State university. Senator gardner is considered to be one of the more Vulnerable Senate republicans in this election cycle. Republican Senator Cory Gardner is embracing his allegiance to President Trump and Mitch Mcconnell making the case hes in a position to deliver for colorado. If coloradans deliver it back to the private sector for the first time in 15 years that will complete a herd of republicans out of high office in colorado area democrats turned to a man who wanted to be president , the democratic primary voters did not share that desire so former governor John Hickenlooper is back running fo
Livestreamed and broadcast on our Network Across the carolinas as well as our partner station in columbia. Many of you tuned in this evening to watch the candidates for u. S. Senate in their second debate. Both campaigns agree to the four net of that debate. This week, Campaign Staffer Jamie Harrison asked that the incumbent senator be tested for covid. The senator was tested last friday. In a Statement Released yesterday afternoon, the Harrison Campaign wrote, i cannot responsibly debate in person tomorrow night and allow politics to put my family, my campaign staff, and members of the media at unnecessary risk. The Graham Campaign responded, mr. Harrison is demanding special treatment. If hes not able to interact with south carolinians on the same terms they live their lives, he should not be there senator. Because of this impasse, we have changed the format of the form tonight. At the bottom of the hour, Lindsey Graham will face the same panel with equal time directly following mr.
We want to think the candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for the debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, people struggling with Mental Health and suicides climbing. On monday, the president tweeted do not be afraid of covid, do not let it dominate your life. 2,000 in colorado have died, 75,000 in colorado have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. As a member of the senate, are you proud of the way that the republican majority is
Watch our president ial debate video from the cspan video library. With just four weeks to go now until election day, 2020 we take a look at the battle for control of the senate were joined by Jessica Taylor of the nonpartisan political report Jessica Taylor it will take a net game of four seats for democrats to take the senate, three if they also take the white house. S how likely is that outcome as you survey the senate battlefield today . You know in july we were saying thatel democrats had a slight edge. And i think that that edge has now really grown. And especially over the past, you know, very tumultuous week with trump that clearly turned off a lot of voters were seeing that reflected in. National pols of the president ial race, and sundays nbc washington journal poll, that had him up 14. But excuse me joe biden up 14. Cnn poll had him up 16. Those kind of numbers have a major effect on down ballot senate races and you know republicans strategist that ive been talking to yester
Tuesday . Guest currently republicans control . 53 seats and democrats have 45 with two independent that caucus with democrats. How we see things playing out next tuesday, we believe that the most likely outcome is that democrats have a net gain of four to six seats. For the senate you need 51 seats for an absolute majority, or if your Party Controls the white house you only need 50 because the Vice President can break ties. With that projected net gain of between four to six seats we do believe that democrats will take back the senate this year. Host where do the democrats find those four to six seats . What seats do you think democrats will take that will give them that majority . The most basic path to the majority revolves around four seats that were always going to be highly competitive this year, arizona, colorado, maine, and north carolina. All of them represented by republicans, but all states that democrats can do very well in an that President Trump is , if not down win signi