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One drop off point for a county with more than 2.4 million registered voters across 1,700 square miles. One for a county with over 800,000 registered voters across more than 1,000 square miles. Truly pathetic.
Some great fact checking and reporting by Lucas.
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Most of the battleground states polls moved in Biden's favour this morning.
Georgia is now dead even, and Iowa is heading that way with Trump only up half a point.
Kerry, you just need to do some debate prep first. It is commonly believed that debate prep is only for the participants, but now with the toxic levels with Trump, the audience should be doing debate prep as well as a health and safety measure.
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Thanks Bob. I will admit my prep was inadequate... woefully so.
Some great fact checking and reporting by Lucas.
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Most of the battleground states polls moved in Biden's favour this morning.
Georgia is now dead even, and Iowa is heading that way with Trump only up half a point.
Hey Bob, there is one possible scenario that hasn't been mentioned even in the media, unless I missed it. It would be Trump somehow winning the Presidency via electoral college (whether or not he wins popular vote) AND Democrats taking control of the Senate (and keeping / growing their control of the Congress).
In this scenario, I could foresee Trump eventually declaring a state of national emergency due to the fact that none of his policies can be enabled. He may try to overturn the Constitution and rule by decree. He would veto anything that Democrats pass through the Senate / House.
It would be a devasting outcome for the U.S., I just wonder if you have any opinions on what you think might come about from such an election outcome?
Hey Bob, there is one possible scenario that hasn't been mentioned even in the media, unless I missed it. It would be Trump somehow winning the Presidency via electoral college (whether or not he wins popular vote) AND Democrats taking control of the Senate (and keeping / growing their control of the Congress).
In this scenario, I could foresee Trump eventually declaring a state of national emergency due to the fact that none of his policies can be enabled. He may try to overturn the Constitution and rule by decree. He would veto anything that Democrats pass through the Senate / House.
It would be a devasting outcome for the U.S., I just wonder if you have any opinions on what you think might come about from such an election outcome?
If Democrats control the Senate and the House, Impeach him again and this time Senate removes him from office.
Should take about 5 minutes. Done.
After you posted your comment to his twitter account ... provide a link for it back here ... LOL.
No idea who this guy is. Is he going to explain why these Trump supporters who have been retweeted by Trump are trying to stop black people from voting? Or maybe when in South Carolina in 2017 Republicans made an unconstitutional effort to "target African-Americans with almost surgical precision" and prevent them from voting? Or less than a year ago, when a Republican voting law in North Carolina was struck down because it was "impermissibly motivated, at least in part, by discriminatory intent" against black people? Maybe he'll explain the voter suppression happening today in Texas? I sure hope so, because it all looks pretty bad!
No idea who this guy is. Is he going to explain why these Trump supporters who have been retweeted by Trump are trying to stop black people from voting? Or maybe when in South Carolina in 2017 Republicans made an unconstitutional effort to "target African-Americans with almost surgical precision" and prevent them from voting? Or less than a year ago, when a Republican voting law in North Carolina was struck down because it was "impermissibly motivated, at least in part, by discriminatory intent" against black people? Maybe he'll explain the voter suppression happening today in Texas? I sure hope so, because it all looks pretty bad!
Because he has a fair and balanced opinion ... votes Republican and is a Trump supporter but also gives Biden credit when deserved. I think he would make a great politician.
Taking second or third hand hearsay about Trump and his relationship with the Black community (or even his tax reports) is irrelevant at best ...very damaging at worst.
Trump is not a racist. And his team is not racist. Anything but.
Just ask Kanye West.
The list is long and impressive of African American notables who have their own independent views on life and America in general who support Trump.
Same can be said of Biden, I'm sure.
Trump's track record with the African American community...
Unemployment ... 5.5% in September last year - the lowest figure recorded since the US Department of Labor started collecting these statistics in the 1970s.
Poverty rate was 18.8% ... lowest on record since the official count began in the 1960s.
Does it get better than that? Yes, it does. Trump's First Step Act for instance, ha! Trump has done more for the Black community than Obama / Biden ... that is for sure!
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