'BradCast' 11/5/2019 (One Year Out: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.)

On today's 'BradCast': It's Election Day in dozens of states around the country, and voting systems -- particularly new touchscreen and electronic pollbook systems -- are failing and causing long voting times in a number of states. The high number of voting problems during sparsely attended off-year elections does not bode well for the expected high turnout of the 2020 election. All things being equal, on a level playing field and in sane world, Donald Trump will be voted out in a landslide next year -- but that's not what we have. Among registered voters, all five leading Democratic candidates crush Trump in national polls. But we do not run national elections -- we run state-by-state Electoral College elections for president. A new NYT poll offers a sobering red flag -- in six battleground states, Trump ties or defeats top Democrats. Given our incredibly fragile and vulnerable electoral systems, he absolutely could win the election next year. So NOW is a great time to take action: What are YOU going to do next year to help voters vote? We offer some ideas to get started. Also today:  more embarrassing failures for Trump – his withdrawal from the landmark Iran nuclear agreement has resulted in Iran announcing it is installing new, high-speed centrifuges to enrich uranium. Trump's "impenetrable" border wall, costing $10 billion (paid by U.S. taxpayers, not Mexico) is anything but impenetrable, and is easily defeated by smugglers. To coincide with Native American Heritage Month, Trump recently created National American History and Founders Month, a pet White Power-y swamp project backed by one of his top campaign donors. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report', with news on the President's ridiculous withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, yet another Keystone Pipeline oil spill, and much more...