Im bradly graham the cohonor of politics and prose and welcome and thank you so much for coming. We were vers very excited when we learned of last years hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court that ruth marcus was writing a book on the subject because we knee that if anyone could deliver an indepth hen the scene s account of what happened, and also put the whole drama into a grander plate context it would be ruth. Her bookes revealing and incitele and evened hands and fast pace and elusive pros makes for a compelling read. In the acknowledgments she calls thats book she has been preparing to write for her entire career. And indeed she brought to it a wealth of knowledge and experience. Out indicate net history at yale and the how at harvard she went into journalism after he studies and spent 35 years at the Washington Post, closely observing how washington works and developing a wide network of friends and sources. I think nearly all of whom are here tonight.
Werent really going to have an instore event this week but then we heard ruths book was coming out so we decided we had to have it. [applause] so thank you very much for bearing with us. I am Bradley Graham the cone are of politics and prose along with my wife lissa muscatine. Thank you so much for coming. We were very excited when we learned after last years clematis hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court that ruth marcus was writing a book on the subject because we knew that if anyone could deliver an indepth behindthescenes account of what happened and also put the whole drama into a grand and political context it would be roof. She hasnt disappointed. Her new look supreme ambition is fastpaced and makes for a really compelling read. In the acknowledge mens rev calls this a book shes been preparing to ride for her entire career and indeed she brought to it a wealth of knowledge and experience, educated in history at yale and harvard ruth went right into
Susan this week on newsmakers, steven law joins us, the president of the Senate Leadership fund. We also have the chief Congressional Correspondent with the Washington Examiner, and the chief Congressional Correspondent with the Associated Press. Let me begin with explaining to our viewers, what is your group, how much you plan to spend in the 2020 race, and where do you plan to spend that money. Steven i represent a Senate Leadership fund and one nation, two organizations involved in politics and policy, focused on the senate. In 2018, we raised and spent about 190 million. I think we will get somewhere in that range. The focus will be on holding the majority. Our focus is to make sure our senators come back and pick up the one senate seat, especially in alabama, that we lost in 2017. Greta what states are you focusing on . Steven that is yet to be determined. These races are starting to shape up, but we see contests in colorado, North Carolina, arizona and possibly maine, kentucky, i
Tonight on q a, theoretical sicist michio cocco that talks about our destiny beyond earth and achieving digital immortality. Digital immortality takes everything known about you on the internet. Your digital footprint, your credit card records, what movies you see, what wines you like. Your videos, your pictures. And creates a profile that is digitized which will last forever. When you go to the library of the future, you will not take out a book about instant churchill, you will talk to winston churchill. Law,ncer host stephen who is the president of the Senate Leadership fund, joins us. Also, that she Congressional Correspondent with the Washington Examiner and the chief Congressional Correspondent of the associated press. Let me just begin with explain to our viewers, what is your group, how much you plan to spend, and where you plan to spend that money. Guest i represent the Senate Leadership fund, organizations involved in politics and policy. We are totally focused on the the 201
I think we will get somewhere in that range. The focus will be on holding the majority. Our focus is to make sure our senators come back and pick up the one senate seat, especially in alabama, that we lost in 2017. Greta what states are you focusing on . Steven that is yet to be determined. These races are starting to shape up, but we see contests in colorado, North Carolina, arizona and possibly maine, kentucky, iowa, maybe georgia, a distant maybe texas. That is the range. There are others that are possible. A possible pickup we are hopeful about. That is the general range where we might be planning. Greta you have an interesting situation in the senate where there is a threevote majority for republicans. You need to hang onto that majority. The democrats need to pick up three seats. If there is a democrat in the white house, the Vice President could break the tie. This is a very competitive situation. Today, John Hickenlooper announced that he is going to run in this competitive rac