Joined by Richard Mullaney. We will discuss the florida role as a battleground state this year. Host good morning on this tuesday. We are going to begin with republicans only. How should the Senate Precedent . If you believe they should fill the seat before the election,. Ial in at 202 7488000 if you think they should wait until after the election, 202 7488001 is your number. Are 7488002 if you undecided. At 202 lso text us 7488003. Tomorrow, we will talk to democrats only. Legalould Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell move forward on the vacancy on the Supreme Court after Justice Ginsburgs death this past friday. Here is the majority leader. Hearing there is not sufficient time to examine and confirm the nominee. We can debunk this myth in about 30 seconds. Until novemberys 3 and 104 days until the end of this congress. Stevens was confirmed by the senate in 19 days. Days from start to finish. Oconnor, was day confirmed in 33 days after the nomination. Herself, it was just 42 days.
Issues are motivating voters this year and look at Political Trends to give us a clue on how the state may vote in november. Today, florida. Pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday we will take a look at North Carolina. And onay at michigan, saturday at arizona. Today we are focused on florida, aney. Oining me is rick mull must begin with what makes florida a battleground state. Aest not only is it battleground state, its the big prize. The path to the white house is through the state of florida. First of all, the electoral college. It is 29 electoral votes. We already know california comprises 55 and will go to joe biden. Texas, 38, will go to donald trump. Will go to joe biden. The 29 in florida is a big prize. Florida is a purple state. It can go either way. Twice it voted for barack obama, twice george bush, bill clinton, and last time by a narrow margin, donald trump. The history of florida is one that is close, hard to predict, consequential. Thedonald trump it is in must win cate
As we now face a battle over the vacancy in the u. S. Supreme court, we want to focus on what senator joe biden said back in 1992 on the senate floor. Senator biden it is my view that particularly if the reality of a divided government during the time of great change at the Court Continues in the next administration, future confirmations must be conducted differently than the preceding ones. Mr. President , the president s intentions on the existing process which exploded during the thomas nomination fight make restoration of what came before judge thomas nomination even if it was desirable, a practical impossibility. Having said that, mr. President , we face one immediate question, can our Supreme Court confirmation process sow discord and bitterness in an Election Year . Mr. President , history teaches us this is extremely unlikely. Some of our nations most bitter and heated confirmation fights have come in president ial Election Years. A bruising confirmation fight over roger taunys
We have new details about the suspect. And 50 days until the election. President trump holds a large indoor rally and defends his coronavirus response. How the two candidates stack up in our new Battleground Tracker poll. Including in a state the president won four years ago. The countdown is under way. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Dozens are missing. State officials are warning of a potential mass fatality event. Southern oregon has been devastated. The death toll from wildfires continues to climb. Please remember the words very simple. Forest management. Dangerous Tropical Storm is churning off the gulf coast right now. Its getting stronger by the minute. Our job in these storms is to prepare for the worst case scenario. President donald trump held his first indoor rally in nearly three months. November 4th, theyll announce well open up the states. Theyre only doing it to affect your november 3 rd great election. If a covid19 vaccine being developed b
Steve from Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests hugh jackman Lili Reinhart, musical guest buju banton. And featuring the legendary roots crew and now, heres your host, Jimmy Fallon Jimmy yeah thats right oh, come on, now thank you very much. Hello thank you so much for tuning in and watching our show. Im jimmy fallon, and that is the roots right there. This is the roots. [ applause ] i saw your face light up [ laughter ] when you heard higgins say buju banton. Questlove yeah, i guess. Yeah jimmy very excited about that all right, lets get to the news and jokes right now guys, the Democratic National convention continued tonight but everybody is still talking about Michelle Obamas speech. She really brought the heat, especially when she used president trumps own words against him. Watch this donald trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can