welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. with just two months until the us presidential election, the polls show president donald trump trailing byjoe biden by a significant margin. this is an extraordinary election year marked by a pandemic, economic crisis, street protests over alleged police racism and a toxic political atmosphere. my guest is the veteran pollster and republican party consultant frank lu ntz. can donald trump win and should republicans want him to?
frank, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let us begin by dealing with your meat and drink. that is the polls that you watch day and night. they suggest right now that donald trump faces the most uphill task of an incumbent president to win this election of any president since george bush senior in 1992. is that the way you see it right now? i think thatjoe biden has a significant lead. i do not think it is insurmountable. if the election were held today, joe biden is the next president. but it s not being held today. it
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government defends its rationing of coronavirus testing in some areas, which has left some people with symptoms having to drive more than a hundred miles for a swab. if people need a test, the vast majority get it quickly close to home. but when those testing centres are full, then obviously people are offered a test at the nearest place at which one is available. and if you ve been asked to travel a considerable distance for a test in the uk, please do get in touch. on twitter, it s @annita mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. leading figures in uk aviation accuse the government of overseeing the demise of the industry due
to the lack of testing at airports. russia demands to see the evidence that the opposition activist, alexei navalny, was poisoned with a novichok nerve agent. a rescue operation is under way after a ship carrying more than a0 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle has gone missing off th
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hello to you. one of the leading opposition figures in belarus has been abducted by unidentified men according to local reports. witnesses say maria kolesnikava one of the three women who joined forces to challenge president lukashenko in the recent election, was bundled into a vehicle in minsk and driven away. she had attended a mass demonstration in the capital on sunday. the interior ministry is saying it has
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