After that, we hear from joe budden supporters. Reportcook Political Editor charlie cook looks at key races around the country. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning on this monday, november 2. It is election eve. We want to hear separately this morning from supporters of President Donald Trump, then former Vice President joe biden. We begin with those backing President Trump. Here are your numbers to call. Trump supporters only for this first hour. Later, we will focus on joe biden. Here are the numbers. In eastern and central time zones, 202 7488000. Mountain and pacific time zones, 202 7488001. If you like to send us a text, 202 7488003. cspanwj is our twitter handle. You can also post a comment on facebook. Again, and pain 2020 come up Trump Supporters only for this first hour of the washington journal. Here is the Washington Post front page. Trump and biden make their closing pitches. Ae president targets based in flur
Think he is going over 300 electoral votes, but i am not quite sure how much farther past that. It sort of depends on does he get six out of six or five out of six of the key six battlegrounds. And then there is the next 4 georgia, iowa, ohio, texas. I will go with north of 300. Host what do you see in those numbers that gets us to the point we are at in the prediction you are making . Electionssidential with no incumbent, those are choice elections, where people are waiting pros and cons. But that is not what these are. If you have an incumbent running, it is a referendum. It is up or down. Do you want to extend the present contract or not . If you have a president that has never been above 50 percent in gallupor national poll, or nbcwall street journal, any of those, and the president ial job rating is the best predictor of how president s go. For historic purposes, use gallup. We have had five president s in the postwar era that had the final gallup job Approval Rating of 50 . On. W
Live atshington journal 7 00 eastern Tuesday Morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, Text Messages and tweets. Host charlie cook on your screen, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report. Thank you for joining us one last time before election day tomorrow. Why dont we start with your final prediction for the Electoral College, the race for the presidency. What do you see . Guest we will see Vice President biden winning. Wise,d say popular vote maybe 53 40 4 . In terms of Electoral College, i think he is going over 300 electoral votes, but i am not quite sure how much farther past that. It sort of depends on does he get six out of six or five out of six of the key six battlegrounds. And then there is the next 4 georgia, iowa, ohio, texas. I will go with north of 300. Host what do you see in those numbers that gets us to the point we are at in the prediction you are making . Electionssidential with no incumbent, those are choice electi
The editor of the Cook Political Report. Thank you for joining us before election day tomorrow. Why dont we start with your final prediction for the Electoral College. What do you see at this point . I think well see Vice President biden winning. Would say popular vote wise, maybe 5344. In terms of an Electoral College i think he is going over 300 and let world oats, but im not and electoral votes, but im not sure how far past that. It depends on does he get six out of six or five out of six out of the six key battlegrounds and the next four, the georgia, iowa, texas, ohio. I will go with north of 300. What do you see within those numbers that gets us to the point where we are at and the prediction you are making . Go between the lines. Well, president ial elections that have no incumbent, those are choice selections were people wa eight the pros and cons. Thats not what these are. If you have an incumbent running, it is a referendum. Do you want to extend the contract or not . If youv
Contraction for the australian economy. Worse than anticipated, but investors with a moment shrugging that off. Chinese markets under pressure. Quickly moving it along, having a look at what else is going on out there and doing that, of yvonne. With yvonne lets start with that aussie gdp number. The second consecutive quarter for the three months through june. And thee first first technical recession in 30 years for us trail you Australian Household spending well by 12 as lockdowns and restrictions shut out consumers. The aussie dollar against its u. S. Peers. Theres a new warning about the u. S. Economy with a fed governor ating there is uncertainty head. She told the Brookings Institution that america will be to depend on the fed and policymakers in d. C. As the economy continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. She says Monetary Policy must pivot from stabilization to accommodation. Treasury secretary seems to agree with the fed governor, saying the u. S. Economy urgently n