Summer. Maybe squeeze in one last cookout before the weather gets colder and everything starts to taste like pumpkin spice. But labor day weekend also marks the moment when most americans really start to pay attention to the presidential race. For the campaign, this is the moment when every little detail starts to matter. Vice president kamala harris and her running mate tim walz are coming off a twoday bus tour through southern georgia. The first democratic campaign in that part of the state since 1992. Just last night, the vice president sat down with her first major interview since becoming her party s nominee. She defended the record of the biden harris administration while taking her opponent to task. We have had in the former president someone who is really been pushing an agenda and environment that is about diminishing the character and the strength of who we are as americans. Really dividing our nation. I m very proud of the work we have done that has brought inflation down to
Week when i had a little bit of a bug. I really appreciate it. You are welcome and the best news, you ve gotten better, so you have a great labor day weekend. Thanks, chris. You know, labor day weekend, it s finally here. The next three days are the time when americans everywhere try to get the most out of their summer. Maybe squeeze in one last cookout for beach trip before the weather gets colder and everything starts to taste like pumpkin spice. But in an election year like this one, labor day weekend also marks the moment when most americans really start to pay attention to the presidential race and for the campaigns this is a moment when every detail starts to matter. Vice president kamala harris and her running mate tim walz are coming off a two day bus tour through southern georgia. The first democratic campaign in that part of the state since 1992. Last night the vice president sat down for her first major interview since becoming her party s nominee. She defended the record of
Despite. President trump prematurely claimed victory of the great lakes state on twitter the other key state biden flipped to earn a lector ul votes, wisconsin. The president s campaign has requested a recount there and that leaves nevada and pennsylvania looming large tonight grant thats right want to take a look at the results and where things stand here on our trusty electoral map. Again the Associated Press, calling the states in dark blue and dark red, its the race to 2. 70 right joe biden much closer hes up to 2. 64 President Trump currently standing at 2. 14. And when you do the math. What do you need to get to 2. 70 if youre at to 64 6 and nevada here happens to have 6 electoral votes at stake and where do things stand right now joe biden currently leading President Trump. By about 8,000 votes to see. Biden there with 588,000 in change donald trump with just over 580,000. So that is close to 75 of the vote here has been counted so still a quarter of the votes yet to be counted
Voting early at much higher rates than republicans and so we can expect to see that the early vote will look a lot more democratic than republican and that the in person vote on election day will look a lot more republican than democratic which balance things out in ohio speed. Host what are the productions for voter turnout overall . Guest ohio traditionally has a higher rate of voter turnout then other states in the country because it is a swing state and because our elections are so competitive. In the past it is been upwards of 60 and i think we can see even higher percentageses of vor turnout rates this election season. Host walk us through the history of how ohio has voted in previous president ial elections . Guest sure. There is a saying that so goes ohio, so goes the nation and it is a saying that has the virtue of being true and no republican has ever won the white house without winning the presidency and since 1964 ohio has voted for the winning candidate in every single pre
University, Lauren Copeland. Let me begin with early voting. What should and should not we read into the numbers . Guest i dont think we should read too much into the numbers. Are votingocrats early at much higher rates than republicans. That thepect to see early vote will look a lot more democratic than republican, and the in person vote on election day well look a lot more republican than democratic, which should balance things out in ohio. One other predictions for voter turnout overall . Guest ohio traditionally has a higher rate of voter turnout than other states in the country, because it is a swing state and because our elections are so competitive. In the past, it has been upwards of 60 , and i think we can see even higher voter turnout ra te this election season. Host walk us through the history of how ohio has voted in previous president ial elections. Guest so there is a saying that is soe saying that goes ohio, so goes the nation. It is a saying that has the virtue of being