now, 15 million barrels does sound like a lot, and it does have the potential to drive down gas prices in the short term, but it is not a new release. it has been planned for a while now. the final tranche of that 180 million barrels the white house announced last spring. so why announce it today? again, president biden said it was not about politics, but the election is 20 days away, and polls show the economy is dominating the national consciousness. around 80% say the economy or inflation or both will play a major role in how they cast their vote. the president wants to remind voters his team is trying to do something about it, especially as democrats try to say it is, republicans say it is all the democrats fault, as voters tend to blame the party in power when they worry about the state of things. is that fair? probably not. the economy is extremely complicated. and people who spend decades studying it say presidents have very little control, if any at all, over immedi
A morning news show that includes interviews, features and banter among hosts. All the way to the very end. He did one at midnight in michigan or wisconsin, i cant remember which state, pushing all the way through. He says hes going to campaign for the gop six or seven days a week ahead of the midterms all the way to the finish line. Listen to the president. I am going to work very hard. Ill go six or seven days a week when were 60 days out and ill be campaigning for all of these great people that do have a difficult race. And we think were going to bring them over the line. And youve seen a series of tweets recently in contested primaries where theyre putting their finger on the sail saying this sour guy or gal who can win in november. Putting more than a finger. Look at the two significant races we talked about one was martha robie in alabama, she was kricritical of President Trump n 2016. And now the president weighing in, game changer in alabama. And in georgia youve got brian kemp
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all of it. so it opens up these wounds from a year ago. it opens up the questions about is kavanaugh fit to serve on the high court? of course, that brings out the defensiveness of president trump and those who support kavanaugh. mitch mcconnell today tweeting that he expects kavanaugh to be on the court for years to come. and democrats were saying these were circumstances that should be explored more fully and an impeachment process is warranted. the process does exist, but under the current circumstances where you have republicans in control of the senate, it seems unlikely and putting more heat on kavanaugh and more fire for both sides of the political spectrum as we head into a campaign season. president trump has a lot at stake here. kavanaugh, a big part of his legacy. coming up this hour, i ll talk live with democratic a congressman who serves on the house judiciary committee. another major story is the united auto workers union strike