Good evening and welcome to this election 2020 debate between senate candidates, republican senator Martha Mcnally and democratic challenger mark kelly, the only live debate between the two candidates, joint effort brought to you by the arizona Citizens Election Commission and media organizations from across the state. I am ted simons, host and managing editor a is on a horizon in joining me tonight, political reporter sanchez with Arizona Republican the lorraine rivera, host of arizona 360 on k you atm steve goldstein, host of the show on k jj the radio. We are broadcasting live from the studios at arizona pds and asus Walter Cronkite school of journalism in downtown phoenix. Tonights debate is live streamed to the website including a see central. Com, k g the z, ac pbs. Org and a cbm. Org. Journalists from the four participating media outlets. Questions from the public as solicited by Citizens Elections Commission are also included. Ground rules for the debate, once we ask a question
This was the backdrop for the Political Conventions that year and for the speeches made by john f. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The john kennedy accepted nomination he was a u. S. Senator representing massachusetts. Here he is at the Democratic National convention in los angeles, followed by Richard Nixon in chicago. [cheering] sen. Kennedy governor stevenson, senator johnson, senator humphrey, speaker iyburn, fellow democrats, want to express my thanks to governor stevenson for a generous and a generous and heartwarming introduction. [applause] it was my great honor to place my name in nomination at the 1956 democratic nomination, i am glad to have his advice in the coming months ahead. [applause] let me say that i accept the nomination of the Democratic Party. [applause] i accept it without reservation, and with only one obligation, the obligation to of to devote every effort of my mind and spirit to lead our party back to victory and our nation to greatness. That you havetoo provided
President mike pence here. It is great to see many of you out there. The lights are little bright. We need to support our Law Enforcement. We have to defend the men and women in blue. [applause] along with the sheriff and his team a few weeks ago to see what they are dealing with. They need more funding, not to be defended defunded. Amen . [applause] they need more support and we are less than 60 days voting in the most consequential election early in arizona in our lifetime. There is a lot at stake. One of the main questions is going to be, who do you trust to keep us safe . Who do you trust to keep us safe . That will be donald trump, Martha Mcsally, republican senator, rumpled inhouse republican house, because we have your back. [applause] tipping point. You know arizona is ground zero to decide President Trumps reelection, ground zero to decide the senate majority. I am what is standing in the way of Chuck Schumer being in charge. I dont think you guys like Chuck Schumer, do you .
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Weve lost american businesses, american wealth, and an unbearable number of american lives. A number that will inevitably increase as the number of infections continues to rise. The brutal economic effect of the pandemic has spared no corner of our country. Were living through the greatest economic crisis since the depression, and the greatest Health Crisis since the spanish flu in 1918. So it should not be hard to convince republicans in the white house to provide urgent and necessary relief to the American People. The 3. 4 million in the heroes act was based on the countrys needs which are so large and so diverse. Its not a political position. Its what our country needs, its schools, its businesses, its renters, its homeowners, its post offices, its elections, state and local governments, our health care system. Leader mcconnell doesnt seem to understand this. He sees everything through a political lens, but we democrats are looking at the real needs of people, and they are large. Th