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Illegal immigration and U.S. citizenship is the topic for Larry Elder and Constitution Law Professor John Eastman.

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Townhall Review – November 3, 2018

Michael Medved questions the haste with which the lethal attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue has turned political. Hugh Hewitt talks with Lanhee Chen about the latest trends and predictions on the upcoming election. Mark Davis asks Pete Peterson, Dean of the Pepperdine Graduate School of Public Policy, about California’s congressional races. Hugh Hewitt is with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to talk about his recent visit to China in an effort to de-escalate tensions. Illegal immigration and U.S. citizenship is the topic for Larry Elder and Constitution Law Professor John Eastman. Michael Medved talks with Paul Kengor, whose children were a witness to the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Dennis Prager interviews Bradley Birzer about his book, In Defense of Andrew Jackson. Hugh Hewitt talks with Jan Karon about her latest book set in the fictional village of Mitford, Bathed in Prayer.

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Larry Kudlow—the President’s chief economic advisor—is putting his clout into getting Congress to pass Tax Reform 2.0.

And what's tax reform 2.0?

It’s a series of bills proposed by House Republicans which would do three things:

First: Make last year’s tax cuts permanent.

Second: expand savings programs for the middle class, making things live 401(k)s much more affordable for small business owners.

Third: Tax Reform 2.0 would allow small business owners to deduct $20k in start-up costs, much more than the current stingy 5k deduction.

Last year’s tax cut has been great for the economy, but history shows that the growth spurt after tax cuts can kind of peter out after a year or two.

If we want the boom to continue, we need to keep making the tax system pro-growth.

Remember that this November.

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We have a bad habit of not taking elections like 2018 seriously. We call them by the wrong names:  It’s not just a “midterm” or “off-year” election. This election will decide the membership of the U.S. Congress, and scores of governorships, statehouses, ballot propositions and local officials. 

We also have a bad habit of not turning out to vote in these crucial elections. When a presidential race is on the ballot, the turnout is around 60 personality. With no presidential race, the voter turnout is a pitiful 40 personality.

Finally, the 2018 election should not just be a referendum on the president. We have one more bad habit of thinking the president is our primary political representative, when in fact it should be our own member of Congress. We need to make Congress great again for our democracy to work.

Whatever you do, vote in 2018.

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Rick Scott has been a great governor for Florida. He will be a great senator for the Sunshine State—and he deserves support over the nearly invisible incumbent Bill Nelson.

Kevin Cramer, Congressman from North Dakota, has been a stalwart for farmers and energy producers—and he deserves support against incumbent Democrat Heidi Heitkamp who’s a sure vote to put Chuck Schumer in charge of the United States Senate with all that that means for the country.

Josh Hawley in Missouri and Patrick Morrisey in West Virginia are also running against Democratic incumbents in Missouri and West Virginia respectively—Claire McCaskill and Joe Manchin. Missouri voters need to put Hawley in D.C. and West Virginia voters ought to send Morrisey to the Capitol. 

Both have been excellent attorney generals of their states. 

To summarize: we need Scott, Cramer, Hawley and Morrisey in the Senate.

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