Members of the british house of commons yesterday backed a motion to allow the Prime Minister to call an early election on june 8, despite some criticism from about a dozen members, the final vote was 52213. The debate and vote came one day after Prime Minister theresa may made the surprise announcement for the snap election in london stating was the best way forward to ensure a unified front on brexit negotiations. Heres the 90 minute debate leading up to the vote. Motion oncome to the the early parliamentary general election to move the motion, i call the Prime Minister. P. M. May thank you, mr. Speaker. Beg to move that motion confronts every member of this house with a clear and simple opportunity, a chance to vote for a general election that will secure a strong and stable leadership the country needs to see us through brexit and beyond. It invites each one of us to do the right thing for britain and to vote for an election that is in our countrys National Interest. My priority wh
Controversial comments on rape and abortion debate yesterday, paul ryan offered his ideas for rewriting the social safety net and helping those who call into poverty. We want to hear from you about which issue is driving your vote leading into election day. Did you make up your mind months or years ago . Let us know by calling in on the republican line. On the democratic line on the independent line you can also catch up with us on all your social media sites on twitter, facebook, or email us at. A very good morning to you. I want to get right to some of those polls on the horserace leading up to election day. This from last night. Two National Polls show the president s race remains a dead heat. Mitt romney gaining ground in one survey about losing steam in another. National numbers president obama seems to be retaining a significant lead in pivotal ohio. Yesterday afternoon, a news poll found the candidates nearly tied among likely voters. The results were flat from a week prior when
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Themselves in competitive races. And that is what has just happened in this surprise move tonight and what has just happened broadly to republicans in this next national election. Three term republican senator has been leading in the Kansas Senate race. Running for reelection, right . Before a veteran senator, kansass pat roberts has not been doing all that well, all through the primary season he had to fight off these allegations that he doesnt really live in kansas any more. Hes become a citizen of washington, d. C. , instead. And in fact it turns out that pat roberts does not own a home in kansas any more. He rents a room and uses that as his voting address. That was a very damaging revelation against kansas senator pat roberts in the primary. In the republican primary where hes trying to hold on to his seat. Fortunately for pat roberts, his opponent was kind of a freak show. That was a very damaging revelation against kansas senator pat roberts in the primary. In the republican pri
Was very unexpected news. The context is that republicans need a net gain of six seats in order to win control of the u. S. Senate. And move Mitch Mcconnell up the ladder from minority leader to majority leader republicans control of the house is not in jeopardy in these elections barring some act of god, and republicans cannot dislodge president obama from the white house in this election, but they really can try to win the senate, that is the big enchilada at stake this year it will have huge consequences for the country and for the rest of the obama presidency. Republicans have been focussed on the senate singularly. They have potential ways to gain the six seats they need in order to take over the senate. The republicans do appear at least the odds look like they will. They appear to be on the way to flipping senate seats from blue to red in the three states that are marked on this map right here. West virginia, south dakota and montana. Nothings set in spoken. Thats the way the od