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November 20, 2020 Donald Trump has diminished the Presidency. Now he diminishes democracy.
US President Donald Trump's campaign team continues its efforts to reverse the election results in a handful of states that have been certified in favour of President-elect Joe Biden.
Courts have dismissed claims made by Trump's legal team and the White House continues to obstruct the transition to the Biden-Harris administration.
Why does the GOP continue to support Trump's baseless claims and refuse to acknowledge Biden as President-elect?
23 min
November 12, 2020 A majority of Americans believe there was voter fraud in 2020 election
A survey published a week after #ElectionDay2020 suggests 54% of those questioned by Maru/Blue Public Opinion Research believe voter fraud took place.
John Wright, Executive VP of Maru/Blue Public Opinion North America, joins David Schultz and Dave Trafford to talk about the post-election state of affairs as President-elect Joe Biden gets down the business and President Donald Trump refuses to concede.
29 min
November 05, 2020 No Blue Wave. No Red Wave. Just a wave of Angst.
It is clear, nearly two days after the polls closed in the US #2020election, that pre-election polling has no credibility. It's also clear, no matter who wins the White House, the Democratic Party is the big loser.
The overwhelming number mail-in ballots slowed the vote counting in as many as six states and that prompted a series of legal battles and media theatrics that only underlines a deep and concerning divisiveness across the United States.
What's next?
20 min
October 30, 2020 Election Season Finale
Just days away from the Election season finale and it's likely to be a cliff hanger. Best bets are there will be no resolution when the curtain comes down on this epic drama/reality show. But we know there will be a new season! And it's likely to start November 4, 2020.
What can we expect as US voters cast the final ballots in this election? What can we expect in the aftermath?
25 min
October 23, 2020 We're Turning the Corner!
It will be a dead gallop from now until November 3rd - Election Day - 2020 in the United States.
Did the third and final presidential debate change any minds? What does the strategy look like in these final days of the campaign when more than 50 million ballots have already been cast?
David Schultz at Hamline University expects the #raceforthewhitehouse will come down to a handful of key counties in a few battleground states.
23 min
October 15, 2020 Joe Biden has a big lead in the polls and it's still too close to call
Most of the focus is on the lengthy line-ups at advanced polls across the United States and the record number of mail-in and absentee ballots that have already been cast in the 2020 election.
What should we make of this historic voter response? What should we make of the polls?
This week, Dave Trafford and David Schultz are joined by Scott McLean from Quinnipiac University to help us see through the fog of numbers.
28 min
October 09, 2020 From a SH*T SHOW to No Show - Trump says "No" to a virtual debate
The past week included Donald Trump's positive test for the coronavirus, his triumphant return to the White House after spending three days in Walter Reed hospital, the Debate Commision's decision to conduct the next presidential debate virtually, Trump's refusal to show up for a virtual debate, the only one-on-one debate between the vice presidential candidates and we learned the FBI has busted an organized attempt to kidnap the governor of Michigan!
29 min
September 30, 2020 The GREAT DEBACLE...er DEBATE
As CNN's Dana Bash so succinctly put it "That was a Shit Show!" That was her unvarnished assessment of what was supposed to be a Presidential Debate between the Contender, Joe Biden, and the Offender, Donald Trump.
It was a ninety minute display that not only further diminished the presidency it rendered future Trump - Biden debates entirely useless.
But does that now make the showdown between VP Pence and wannabe Veep Harris all the more important in what remains of the 2020 Race for the White House?
23 min
September 24, 2020 Republicans may get their way with SCOTUS but at what cost?
Less than six weeks before election day and the big question in Washington is whether that's enough time to appoint a new member SCOTUS justice? David Schultz says probably not, but that doesn't mean the GOP controlled senate won't approve a new appointment before the end of the calendar year - because they can. But at what cost?
Schultz says Republicans may finally have the conservative court they've long wanted but it's a move that could kill the party.
22 min
September 10, 2020 The Voting Has Started in the 2020 Election
Is America ready to double down on Donald Trump and keep the country on the MAGA track or do voters in the United States want a sorbet president, a palette cleanser?
Mail in voting has started. The ballots will be counted November 3.
19 min

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