Hello, everyone. So glad to have you back for democracy media in the public sphere. So first were going to do a shout out to begin our class as weve done before. Can i have natalie and ryan come up here, please . Okay. Natalie and ryan. Natalie and ryan are giving you a shout out, a special shout out to start class. Go ahead and have a seat. So Natalie Natalie has previously worked for npr, you are now working with a get out the Vote Organization which youve told us a little bit about and were just really proud that youre supporting that democracy and youre doing social media to democracy media in the public sphere. Ryan is in the process of building an app to tell us how long the polling lines are, which is just incredible. So bringing in, again, that democracy media and the public sphere. We need those apps, my husband is in line right now, 70minute wait where he is so people are really going to need this app that ryan is creating. So to you both, you get a hat. A round of applause.
75 reporting. 49 to 49 , joe biden with a slight lead in the raw votes. Now to georgia, a state thats surprisingly close. It has not gone to a democrat since 1992. Right now, it looks like 99 reporting. President trump a slim 50 to 49 lead. It sounds like atlanta is still to be counted. In pennsylvania, a mustwin for President Trump. 20 electoral votes are key. Election Officials Say it could take days to finish counting all the absentee ballots. 51 President Trump. 48 joe biden. A socalled blue wall. The race is getting called today. In michigan, joe biden pulling it out with 50 to President Trumps 48. And in wisconsin, the final results there still starting to come in. Well pull up that graphic for you. But that state getting called for joe biden, 50 . Donald trump, 49 . As these results pour in, we are strapping in for a series of legal challenges that could stretch this process out. President trump and his team have already said they intend to file for a recount in the state of wis
We saw a last minute rush with biden, hairs, mr. Trump campaigning there in the last few days. We 63 a reliablely red state. President trump leading 53 to joe bidens 46. Thats just 14 reporting. Again those polls just closed in the last couple of minutes here. We want to take you to end end. Vice president mike pences state. Donald trump leading 64 to 34 with just 7 reporting. This is also where amy coney barrett, new Justice Amy Coney barrett was teaching at notre dame, so this state certainly expected to go if President Trump and mike pences favor. Now joe biden spent his morning at his home state of pennsylvania. One last opportunity to get out the vote in another crucial swing state. As always, all eyes on pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes. Part of the three midwest states President Trump flipped in 2016 to lead him to victory. President trump made a stop at his Campaign Headquarters in virginia this morning. Hell spend the evening watching returns at the white house. We also
Ongoing debate among historians as to whether history is influenced more by individuals or larger social, cultural and economic forces. I think it is of course both of those. Certainly it seems to me that franklin d. Roosevelt is a prime example of the significant of an individuals impact on history. It was broader social and Economic Conditions that allowed fdr to become a great leader, but in his case i believe it was force of personality that was a paramount element as i think we will see as we go along. Lets examine roosevelts presidency beginning with a brief look at the conditions in the country that led to his election in 1932. The economic collapse of 1920 9 had brought the worst conditions the country had experienced since the civil war. Herbert hoover seemed incapable of leading the way out of it despite some moderate attempts to do so. The suffering was widespread with approximately one quarter of the workforce unemployed and others having to take substantial pay cuts. The c
Good evening everyone and welcome to the special election coverage. All eyes are on the president ial race, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden made one final push for votes today wrapping up what has been an incredibly contentious battle for the white house. Polls are just closing moments ago in iowa, montana, nevada, and utah. Here is a look at that map. This is from fox and it is updating at all times. Estates in blue have gone to joe biden, biden has one colorado, illinois, virginia, maryland, the district of columbia, delaware, new jersey, connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts, new york, vermont, and a portion of maine, for a total of 129 electoral votes. President trump has one wyoming, north and south dakota, part of nebraska, kansas, missouri, oklahoma, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, kentucky, indiana, and west virginia, and also just lay there, South Carolina for a total of 109 Electoral College votes. 270 is the magic number needed to win f