Report has the race listed as solid democrat. The Granite State debate, tonight the candidates for u. S. Senate. Good evening thank you for joining us for the second hours Granite State debate im political director adam sexton present ring from the dim while, to represent you in the senate. The set up for this debate is a little different than usual. Our panels are here in the studio, to follow covid19 guidelines republican challenger corky is in a separate studio and because of several votes late today and the u. S. Senate and restrictions around travel related to covid19, democratic incumbents life from a studio in washington d. C. Before start of the questions lets get a look at the candidates background. From approving covid19 relief to Supreme Court nominees, the u. S. Senate plays a Critical Role in shaping american life. But New Hampshires interest in these extraordinary times represented best buy experience or a fresh voice in politics. Stomach we have to use more common sense.
Trump spoke to booters in miami at the same time biden was speaking to booters in philadelphia. Amy Coney Barrett took center stage as she was grilled by senators during her multiday confirmation hearing. She sidestepped answers to specific questions by senators and, including Dianne Feinstein and, harris. Joined me now by skype from San Francisco is kqed Senior Editor scott shaver. Also joining by skype is kqed politics and government correspondent marie sub august lets talk withe president is back providing relief money on california wildfires. Whats going on here. There was an Emergency Declaration request sent to the white house and fema by governor gavin newsom and we found out on thursday that the application had been rejected by fema, which is kind of a surprise because these applications have been approved, so that created a bit of a stir. Suddenly we had House Minority leader on the phone and within a few hours the president overruled the original objection and the governor an
Livestreamed and broadcast on our Network Across the carolinas as well as our partner station in columbia. Many of you tuned in this evening to watch the candidates for u. S. Senate in their second debate. Both campaigns agree to the four net of that debate. This week, Campaign Staffer Jamie Harrison asked that the incumbent senator be tested for covid. The senator was tested last friday. In a Statement Released yesterday afternoon, the Harrison Campaign wrote, i cannot responsibly debate in person tomorrow night and allow politics to put my family, my campaign staff, and members of the media at unnecessary risk. The Graham Campaign responded, mr. Harrison is demanding special treatment. If hes not able to interact with south carolinians on the same terms they live their lives, he should not be there senator. Because of this impasse, we have changed the format of the form tonight. At the bottom of the hour, Lindsey Graham will face the same panel with equal time directly following mr.
Another comefrombehind victory with Senior Advisor Corey Lewandowski and we will ask minnesota senator amy klobuchar, a member of bidens inner circle, about his path to 270 electoral votes. Then. With less than 48 hours to go, we will bring in our sunday panel for a look at what new fox poll tell us about the state of the race. And our power player of the week, the head of the fox news Decision Team, calling the winners and losers on Election Night. All right now on fox news sunday. Chris and hello again from fox news in washington. In his closing hours of the 2020 campaign, donald trump and joe biden are making the traditional lastminute blitz of swing states. But theres nothing traditional about this year. More than 92 million americans have already voted. That is 65 , almost twothirds of the total votes cast in 2016. But the candidates are still trying to win over the millions who will vote on election day. We have new fox polls on the state of the race. Who the voters trust to do a
We want to think the candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for the debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, people struggling with Mental Health and suicides climbing. On monday, the president tweeted do not be afraid of covid, do not let it dominate your life. 2,000 in colorado have died, 75,000 in colorado have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. As a member of the senate, are you proud of the way that the republican majority is