On thed g ground, examine whats changed since 2016, or Public Policy issues are motivating voters this year and take a look at recent Political Trends that could give us clues on how state might m vote in just a few days. We put the starlet on the Buckeye State of ohio. Staff registering as a lead political reporter for cleveland. Com and joins us now for that conversation. What is the lay of the land, the status applet in the state of ohio today with just six days to go . Guest its fasting here because if you look at the 2016 election, donaldf trump one ste by eight percentageig points, about 450,000 votes and all of the public polling and ten on the grand stuff that you see really does point to this being a close race. I dont know its necessarily tilting one way or another but maybe a slightot tilt towards trump right now but it really is a massive shift in panoply of the land even from a year ago. From what we were expecting. Using both candidates really investing kind of as of late
Good evening. We would like to welcome listeners. We utilize our inclusion requirements which are on the website. The candidates meeting the criteria are here tonight. Welcome. And montanas Lieutenant Governor, democrat mike cooney. Welcome as well. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We are safely distanced and ready for a debate. We have a slightly different format tonight. Each candidate will have an initial 90 seconds to answer the question. Afterwards, there will be an open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. We will then finish the debate with a 90 second closing statement from each candidate. The pandemic. Montana is seeing a recent spike in covid19 cases. Just today, the states i record 504 new cases. According to covid act now, a group that tracks Coronavirus Infections across the u. S. , we are currently fourth in the nation for infection rate. If elected governor, with there be aould there be you take more drastic measures to contain
Welcomeuld like to visitors joining us across the state on montana public radio, yellowstone public radio, and the northern news network. We utilize our inclusion requirements, which are available on the website at montanapbs. Org. In our studio this evening, montanas United States representatives, welcome. And the Lieutenant Governor, democrat mike cooney. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We are safely distanced and ready for a debate. We have a slightly different format tonight. Each candidate will have an initial 90 seconds to answer the question. Afterwards, there will be an open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. Afterwards, there wiln open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. We will then finish the debate with a 90 second closing statement from each candidate. The pandemic. Montana is seeing a recent spike in covid19 cases. Just today, the states i record 504
He talked about judicial nominations, and the economy. He is introduced by his wife, karen pence. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the second lady of the United States, mrs. Karen pence. Mrs. Pence hello, arizona. So great to see all of you out there, so great to be with you all today. Let me tell you a story of getting involved in politics. You can have a seat, because i know you will be standing and cheering and all of that. When mike and i were dating, which was about 37 years ago, he told me that he wanted to run for congress, someday in the far future. After we got married, he went and asked the county chairman, what should i do if i want to run for congress and represent my hometown in 20 or 30 years . And the guy said, run for congress. That is the best way to get prepared, run for congress. So we decided that we are going to do this. We ran for congress in 1988. And we decided to run on the theme of faith, family, and freedom. [cheers] [applause] and we lost. [laughter] you
Joe biden got through all 90 minutes without a gaffe or no senior moment and enough energy to say to the president overshot up man. He called him a racist, a liar and the worst american president ever. Mr. Trump came on strong, perhaps too strong, he may have brought sympathy after he attacked his sons drug use. Key issues were lost in the fight, biden were not answer questions about packing the Supreme Court, he was wrong about the economy under President Trump, he tried to walk away from the green new deal, i wouldve liked to heard more about that, the president would not condemn white supremacist and did not fully answer questions about healthcare. My opinion, nobody one, voters who wanted a fight lost. Right after the debate stocks sold off, features showed a 300point loss for the dow but it has come back, perhaps because a lot more talk about a new stimulus plan and a good jobs report from adp, we are looking at a 50point loss for the dow, Minor Leagues loss for the s p and the na