For joeicted a victory biden and Kamala Harris in the state of florida in 2020. What gives you confidence that they will win . Downturns an economic because of covid. Decrease in the state of florida, it is the largest economic driver. What has happened here is we have 1. 2 million floridians out of jobs. They are looking for leadership. Former president who has a plan to not only beat covid but also get our economy back on. Herent get tourism back until we get our economy under control. Is going tobody who be empathetic to the situation, have a plan and are smaller farmers who have been waiting for support from the federal government. They are looking for new leadership. To donald trump is not going buy the game plan hes been putting off the last four years. Host just to remind viewers of the challenge ahead for the democrats, just looking at some recent votes in florida. In 2018 and the senatorial vote, rick scott edged out mel nelson by a percentage point. The governors race in 2018
Process, but in talking to the commission. Some background, the first town hall took place in virginia and that came from negotiations between the Clinton Campaign and the bush campaign. Does is commission now they work with the organization and they will select approximately 30 undecided voters who will be in the debate october 15th and they will have questions. My role is to facilitate other questions, not to tell them what to ask. Just so i am aware of what the questions will be so there is no duplication. And then to carry on the conversation. To geter thing, we want questions from the cspan audience and general public. You can follow me on social and send us a question. Townhall cspan. Org. We will incorporate that into the conversation that will take place on october 15. Host you were the back up in 2016, the backup moderator in 2016. Tell us how you are planning to prepare for the townhall. Guest it was good training for me to serve as a backup moderator. I went to all four deba
I am looking for John Milton Cooper. Where is he . What are you doing in the back . For anyone who has not heard of John Milton Cooper, shame on you. He wrote an awardwinning biography of Woodrow Wilson and he has been enormously helpful to us over the years appearing many times but also helping us npack the issues around Woodrow Wilson. In 1978, when the Wilson Center was 10 years old, we were charged by congress with creating a Hubert Humphrey fellowship in social and political thought. Good idea. Ae idea was that distinguished scholar or speech. N would give a this, when the mood in washington is so grim, he was always optimistic. Something i remember and cherish. Years buten us a few we are very proud today to host the Hubert Humphrey memorial lecture and have a pointed and distinguished scholar, dr. Jonathan holloway, as our first humphrey fellow. Another special guest is hubert trisreys nice, and howard tani, who has built a career working at the department of congress, several u