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
Seconds. In the case of a direct attack, that person will be given 30 seconds to respond. If the attacks continue, at some point, we will just have to move on. Our candidates are the incumbent senator, Jeanne Shaheen and also former governor. ,lso with us republican nominee quirky messner. Thank you for your time this morning. Thank you. This opening with statement. Your Opening Statement . Cracks thank you and thank you for having me. Im quirky messner. I grew up in a bluecollar family. Left home at 17, became an airborne ranger. Im a veteran with two sons who are west pointers. I became a businessman, grew a business. Im entirely selfmade. Im a job creator, a problem solver, i know how to get things done. Im independent and i know how to bring people together. Its time for a change. Senator shaheen has been in the senate 12 years. She has been in politics 30 years. She is loyal to the progressives in washington, d. C. She is not looking out for you. She is looking out for the democra
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
Private sector for the first time in 15 years that will complete a purge of republicans out of high office in colorado. 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 for the senate, the job he said he didnt want and wouldnt be good at. Two men coloradans know well with clear disagreements on healthcare, the economy, immigration, the Supreme Court and how to handle the pandemic. Now all thats left is for them to debate and you to decide. Brought to you by nine news, in association with colorado politics, and broadcasted statewide in every corner of colorado, presented live from the campus of Colorado State university in in fort collins, next presents race for the senate. Here are your moderators, kyle clark and marshall bellinger. Good evening. Next expands to a commercial free our statewide this evening. Statewide this evening for this u. S. Senate debate. We are follo
Brought to you by nine news in association with colorado politics and broadcast statewide by every corner of colorado presented from the campus of Colorado State university. Race for the senate. Here are the moderators, kyle clark and marsha. Commercial three hour statewide for the u. S. Senate debate. We are following Public Health guidelines as well as the guidance from our hosts here at Colorado State university. So we are holding the debate without an audience with social distancing and health checks. That includes the candidates fr senate. Questions have been selected and politics. Com and the colorado havent been shared in advance with anyone. You as the voters deserve a debate filled with answers to clear questions and for the candidates to have an opportunity to speak without interrupting one another. We will have at least one to pose direct questions to one another. So, lets get started. Colorados covid19 hospitalizations are at the highest point since the initial wave of the