deadly insurrection and that threatens to unravel our democracy, well, it s on the ballot in several states today in gop primaries that are just as much a measure of the trumpification of the republican party as they are a test of the disgraced ex-president s political power. in georgia, governor brian kemp and secretary of state brad raffensperger are facing primary challengers entirely because of their refusal to overturn the results of the 2020 election there. trump s conduct in georgia is notably under criminal investigation now. a pair of trump-backed candidates, that would be former senator david perdue and congressman jody hice are hoping to unseat republicans kemp and raffensperger. new york times reports this, quote, along with representative jody hice, david perdue is running a campaign that s almost single mindedly focused on trump s baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, and in true trump style, perdue is ending a campaign that is staked
it s a poison. [ applause ] running through our it really is. running through our body politic. it s been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. no more. i mean, no more. we need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in america. [ applause ] none. look, failure in saying that is going to complicity, silence is complicity. it s complicity. we cannot remain silent. i call all americans to reject the lie, and i condemn those who spread the lie for power, political gain, and for profit. [ applause ] president joe biden s clear eyed denunciation there of white supremacy as a poison marks a return to an issue that animated and inspired his run for the presidency, what he described at the time as a battle for the soul of america. but now the new york times reports, quote, the challenge for a president who came to office preaching unity may be how to take on those preaching hate, and in the wake of the mas
lost. after the laughable landscaping company press conference. even after the attack on our nation s capital. no. instead it is escalating. that anti-democratic cancer is metastasizing. just look at pennsylvania today. the two high-profile races for the open and the governor s mansion and have huge implications for both the commonwealth and the nation at large. as they do every year. the editorial board of the philadelphia inquirer, one of the nation s biggest newspapers, in a crucial swing state wanted to endorse a republican candidate for those races. but they couldn t. they write that they sent every republican candidate in the senate race a survey to see where they stood on a number of issues. but the candidates felt the questions were quote, biased and unfair. what hard-hitting questions did the paper ask these candidates who want to represent the keystone state in congress? in their view, among the most problematic queries that we asked was: who won the 2020 presid
it is escalating. that anti-democratic cancer is metastasizing. just look at pennsylvania today. the two high-profile races for the open large. as they do every year. the editorial board of the philadelphia inquirer, one of the nation s biggest newspapers, in a crucial swing state wanted to endorse a republican candidate for those races. but they couldn t. they write that they sent every republican candidate in the senate race a survey to see where they stood on a number of issues. but the candidates felt the questions were quote, biased and unfair. what hard-hitting questions did the paper ask these candidates who want to represent the keystone state in congress? in their view, among the most problematic queries that we asked was: who won the 2020 presidential election? the only two options and the multiple choice format were george biden or donald trump. only one candidate agreed to acknowledge reality. one. one candidate agreed to acknowledge the reality that joe biden won
Very special conversation that you do not want to miss. But lets start with the big news, because we are big and very good economic numbers this morning. The Labor Department said the u. S. Economy added 336,000 jobs in the month of september, President Biden highlighting the better than expected number in a speech earlier this morning. The high share of working age americans in the workforce, in 20 years. Its no accident, its bidenomics, we are growing the economy from the middle out, the bottom up, not the top down. The good jobs numbers come is the white house is making a whole lot of Power Positive headlines that impact every day americans, as well as our allies overseas. They include Nine Billion Dollars for student debt relief, progress on Drug Price Negotiations with big pharmaceutical companies, and diplomatic efforts to reassure our allies that the u. S. Is Still Standing behind ukraine, despite the chaos among House Republicans. Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, the