Legitimatize their actions, and they are complicit. Valerie jarrett on the big takeaways from the harris pence debate and beto orourke on why democrats are surging in texas despite Voter Suppression. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It looks like were not going to have a president ial debate next week. The main reason is because our 74yearold president , who is currently infected and contagious with a vicious and deadly virus, insists he will only do the second debate next week if he can be close enough to shed his viral load on his 77yearold opponent. Got to be within infecting distance or donald trump just wont do it. This morning the committee on president ial debates made the obvious call to make the next debate a town hall event virtual in wake of the president s covid diagnosis. Trump said no to that. He wont waste his time debating if he cant be in the same room as biden. No matter that just about everyone in america has spent the last seven months getting used to sub
Pageantry over safety protocols . Plus, new Analysis Finds trump rallies in five counties were followed by an increase in covid cases. The question is whether the rallies were the direct source. And election day just one week from today, as early votes continue to build. The question, again, is whether postal delays will lead to voter suppression. Its way too early for this. Good morning, and welcome to way too early, the show that wonders if election day should be a national holiday. Im going to go with yes. Im kasie hunt on this tuesday, october 27th. Well start, as always, with the news. Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court yesterday as the nations 115th justice, solidifying the courts 63 conservative majority for a generation or more. The 48yearold justice is the first in modern history to be confirmed with no support from the minority party. Senator susan collins, whos locked in a tough reelection battle in maine, was the only republican to vote against barretts co