And here to help us with that throughout the morning is john. Good morning, pedro, viewers should know were going to be using the Associated Press numbers for calls and results. So viewers may hear about different numbers being reported but were always going to be coming back to the Associated Press numbers. So lets start off with where the president ial contest stands this morning. The key state of wisconsin there on your screen, a state thats being watched closely this morning, its 49. 4 for joe biden, President Trump, 49. 1 . That number has been flipping back and forth throughout the day. That is just one of six key states were watching this morning. The other one, michigan this morning in the wolverine state. The numbers in michigan, President Trump 49. 8 , joe iden, 48. 6 . And then the third state in the Northern Industrial midwest area , once known as the blue wall for democrats. That blue wall that President Donald Trump broke through, pennsylvania, the other key state, 55. 7
Watched the senate race in america happening here in kentucky Mitch Mcconnell versus amy mcgrath we the race and the issues and what is at stake. Over the next hour we will talk to the candidates from everything from the covid19 pandemic to the us Supreme Court. Uk Student Government welcomes you to the kentucky debate. Good evening live from the studios frombi lexington and i am joined tonight by u. S. Senate majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and retired Lieutenant Colonel mcgrath. We are following cdc guidelines although in the same studio we are each 20 feet apart each candidate has 60 seconds to answer questions with a brief rebuttal is often one also permitted determining the will answer first and Lieutenant Colonel we will begin with you. Going into the selectiong nothing impacts the voters more than the pandemic dream as part of you should be tested before the debate kentuckys governor and his family are in quarantined after exposure russia the federal government be doing right no
Us from history books as the great compromiser. During his 49year political career, clay served as secretary of state, speaker of the house, and as a u. S. Senator. And he was a contender, making sure president ial bids including the election of 1824. 1832 against Andrew Jackson, and 1844, when he ran against james k. Polk. Tonight we are on location at ashland. Henry clays home in lexington, kentucky. For the next 90 minutes, we will explore the life and legacy of this man. Unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outsized influence on American History. We are in henry clays parlor. Let me introduce you to jim klotter, 25 years now as kentucky state historian. Jim thanks for being with us. Glad to be here. Why henry clay . Why is he relevant to americans living in our time . Think a couple of counts. First of all, his famous counts, i would rather be right than be president , still speaks to us. Its a clarion call to people across whatever were during. Whether
Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is among the candidates running for reelection. Tonight, he is facing his democratic challenger, amy mcgrath in a live debate from lexington, kentucky. My name is courtney. I am bill bryant from wk y t. The mostwatched senate race in america is happening in kentucky. Mitch mcconnell versus amy mcgrath. While we are not in front of a live audience, we know what is at stake is too important not to debate. I will talk with the candidates about everything from the covid19 pandemic to the u. S. Supreme court. Tonight, Gray Television and u. K. Student government will commute said the debate welcome you to the debate. I am bill bryant. I am joined by u. S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and by retired Lieutenant Colonel amy mcgrath. We are following cdc guidelines tonight. The candidates and i are each 20 feet apart. Each candidate will have 60 seconds to answer our questions and brief rebuttals will be permitted tonight. A drawing determined th
John f. Kennedy. According to rules set by the candidates themselves, each man shall make an Opening Statement of approximately eight minutes duration and a closing statement of approximately three minutes duration. In between, the candidates will answer or comment upon answers to questions put by a panel of correspondents. In this, the first discussion of a series of four joint appearances, the subject matter has been agreed to be restricted to internal or domestic american matters. Now, for the first Opening Statement by senator john f. Kennedy. Sen. Kennedy in the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln said the question was whether this nation could exist half slave or half free. In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist half slave or half free, whether it will move in the direction of freedom, in the direction of the road we are taking, or whether it would move in the direction of slavery. I think it will depend in great measure