For those not voting this year you can call us at 202 . 488003 we begin with a story from the Associated Press this morning about early voting. A record avalanche of early votes has transformed the 2020 election. You can see pictures of folks voting in durham, North Carolina for the beginning goes like this. More than 22 million americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election. A record shattering avalanche of early votes. The pandemic has transformed the way the nation votes. 22. 2 million, thats as a friday night, ballots submitted, representing 15 of all votes cast in the 2016 election. Even as eight states are not yet reporting their totals and voters still have more than two weeks to cast ballots. Americans rushed to vote, leading that a record of 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher than any president ial election since 1908. The story goes on to say that so far, the turnout has been lopsided with democrats out in 42 republicans by 21 states. Re
To have attended a fundraiser in downtown nashville. The Vice President and ms. Biden arrived 10 minutes later and traveled to Beaumont University of the site survey debate stage. Thanks for joining us on cspan for our coverage of this final debate of the 2020 president ial election. It all kicks off at 9 00 p. M. Tonight. As always, we will go early to get all the festivities ahead of time. Afterwards, we will take your calls and reactions. At about 8 35, the commission on president ial debates will issue a welcome. Janet brown will come out. Kristen welker will come out. People will be arriving. We will show you all that live. The debate begins a little bit after 9 00 p. M. At 10 30, we will take your calls and get your reaction. Throughout this campaign season, at all three debates sites, has traveled to them. Heres a little bit of randys report behind the scenes at the debate hall. Speakers were in the debate hall doing a dresser her salon stage. I want to take you behind the scene
In the texas 32nd congressional district, the incumbent democrat faces this challenger. They rate this race likely democratic. Democratic. Just want to review the rules of it. They are fairly simple. Two minutes for Opening Statements from the candidates. Nd for questions there will be a 92nd response for each candidate and a 45 second rebuttal for each candidate. Any further response or followup will be up to me. There the timekeeping, will be about four boxes on the one of those will have questions for use in this debate. When the candidate gets down to about 15 seconds left in their answer, that box will turn yellow. It will time is up, turn red. We will also have one minute closing statements in reverse order of opening. So, in keeping with the agreement reached between the two candidates, the opening genevievewill go to collins. Ms. Collins good evening. Thank you for hosting us. Thank you to the congressman for joining me and being flexible. Thank you to all of you for tuning in.
Medium and the public sphere. Force for and do a shout out to begin our classes weve done before. Can i have natalie ryan come up here please. Natalie and ryan, theyre gonna give you a shout out special shout out to start class. Why dont have a seat. Natalie a previously worked for npr. You are now working with a get off the boat organization. Which you told us about and we are really proud that you are supporting that democracy and doing social media. Ryan is in the process a building up to tell us how long the polling lines are. Which is just incredible so bring in again that democracy media in the public sphere. We need those apps my husband is in line right now. 70 minute wait areas. People are gonna need this app that ryan is creating. Do you both you get a hat. We have some different prizes today. Hes got a hat on the front says cspan 2020, but wait on the back says hashtag and filter. You each get a hat. We each get something that you clean screens and microfiber merry go. Thats
Our next Vice President , senator, kamala harris. [applause] senator harris grew up believing in the promise of america and fights every day to ensure that promise is fulfilled for all americans. She started fighting for working districtameda countys office and from there, she became the first black woman elected as san franciscos district attorney. In 2010, she made history again by becoming the first black woman to be elected attorney general of california. Overseeing the countrys secondlargest justice department, where she continues her fight for families, the lgbtq community, students, and our environment. Since joining the senate in 2016, senator harris has continued her fight for all americans. As a member of three powerful committees, intelligence commitee, judiciary, and homeland security. Senator harris graduated from howard university, where she was in the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and earned her law degree from Uc Hastings College of law. She continues to fight for all of u