mentioned the first three big states. south carolina is fascinating primary state for republicans to meet because yes, you have a lot of evangelicals and a lot of military voters. but if you look at the election cycles, it hasn t gone to way of iowa, meaning the super conservative candidate has not necessarily won. it s been the establishment figure. and marco rubio is very much trying to play in that lane at this point, especially now since jeb bush is doing so poorly. he s been in south carolina more than any other candidate and that s not an accident. one thing that s happened in the primary is the impact of external events have had on the direction of the conversation, the attacks in paris and the attacks in san bernardino has shifted the conversation so strongly to national security. what outside events, those that we know of, what outside events are you looking to see you think will have the biggest impact on the conversation going
appeals has voted that the three days before november 6th must be reinstated. ohio elections got rid of those days for everyone in the state except for military voters, saying they deserved special privileges. but president obama disagreed and his campaign sued for equal voting access for all ohioans. today the appeals court agreed. quote, while there s a compelling reason to provide more opportunity for military voters to cast their ballots, there is no corresponding satisfactory reason to prevent nonmilitary voters from casting their ballots as well. it s a major blow to secretary of state jon usted who has a record of being a partisan republican. he s been trying to limit early voting all here and it s great knew for the 93,000 voters who
preexisting conditions and coverage for young people. shannon? shannon: steve centanni, thank you so much. you bet. shannon: members of our military could have less of an impact at the ballot box this year. the military voter protection project suggests military this november will be bleak. it expects turnout the to be down by as much as a third. and fox news senior correspondent eric shawn tells us that could have enormous impact in key states. reporter: they fight for our freedom on the frontlines but fewer members of the military will be voting. the number of absentee ballots requested by eligible military voters is dramatically down according to the military voter protection project. we can see an election where turnout is down 25%, 0%. they say in the crucial swing state of ohio only 3.3% of eligible military voters have requested ballots as of a week and a half ago.
according to the estimate. number of absentee ballots requested by military dramatically down according to the military vote protection project. only 3.3% of eligible military voters requested ballots as of week and a half ago. north karlt line 1.7%. virginia, 1.4. florida at 15.7%. the group s director tells us that military voting could be depressed by as much a third and calls for a greater effort to get the vote out. we could once again face an election as we have in past years where our men and women in uniform aren t able to have their voices heard on election day and it is really, it is too bad. our servicemembers have so much on the line. they re not only overseas fighting for our rights but in some ways they re fighting for their own rights too. reporter: members of the military register with their home states to vote but in 2009 congress passed the military and overseas voter
year by about 17. as far as active duty, senior correspondent eric shawn tells us the question may not be whom they are voting for, but whether they are voting at all. they fight for our freedom on the front lines but few are member of the military will be voting. as we approach the 45-day mailing deadline, the number of absen see ballots requested by eligible military voters is dramatically down, according to the military voter protection project. we can see an election where turn-out is down 25, 30, 35%. they say in crucial swing state of ohio, only 3.3% of eligible military voters have requested ballots of a week-and-a-half ago. in north carolina, just 1.7%. virginia. 1.4%. florida, 15.7%. members of the militarism center to vote from the home states. in 2009, congress passed the military and overseas voter